STAVE v. ESTATE OF RUTLEDGE

No. 04-847.

127 P.3d 365 (2005)

2005 MT 332

330 Mont. 28

Scott STAVE, Conservator of the Estate of Lenora O. Rutledge, a Protected Person, Plaintiff and Appellant, v. ESTATE OF Arvid B. RUTLEDGE, a/k/a Bill Rutledge, Deceased, and Gerald E. Rutledge, Cheryl Lynn Anderson and Kelly Rutledge, Defendants and Respondents.

Supreme Court of Montana.

Decided December 20, 2005.

Rehearing Denied January 24, 2006.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

For Appellant: K. Dale Schwanke, Jardine, Stephenson, Blewett & Weaver, P.C., Great Falls, Montana.

For Respondents: Ward Taleff, Taleff Law Office, Great Falls, Montana, Patrick L. Paul, Great Falls, Montana.


Justice JAMES C. NELSON delivered the Opinion of the Court.

¶ 1 Scott Stave, as Conservator of the Estate of Lenora Rutledge, appeals from the Findings of Fact, Conclusions of Law and Decree of the District Court for the Twelfth Judicial District, Chouteau County, wherein the court concluded that Lenora was competent to effect the transactions about which Stave now complains. We affirm.

¶ 2 We address the following issue on appeal: Did the District...

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