SINIO v. BLEDSOE

No. P96-11-05; CA A100219

18 P.3d 410 (2001)

172 Or. App. 254

In the Matter of the Administration of the testamentary Trust of Sibyl J. Keirsey, Deceased. Bess J. SINIO, Petitioner below, v. Frank BLEDSOE and Teresa Bledsoe, husband and wife, Respondents, v. Mary Johnson, Appellant. Bess J. Sinio, Plaintiff, v. Frank Bledsoe and Teresa Bledsoe, Defendants.

Court of Appeals of Oregon.

Decided January 31, 2001.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jeffrey M. Batchelor, Portland, argued the cause and filed the brief, for appellant.

No appearance for respondents.

Before EDMONDS, Presiding Judge, and ARMSTRONG and KISTLER, Judges.


KISTLER, J.

The trial court imposed sanctions on appellant, an attorney, for filing an affidavit that was designed to make the court think that her client had little or no assets when her client in fact had $60,000 to $70,000 in assets. We affirm.

Bess Sinio is the beneficiary of a trust created by her mother's will. Sinio's son, Frank Bledsoe, is the trustee. Sinio concluded that her son had breached his fiduciary duties. Sinio's first attorney filed an action...

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