Legal Opinion

In Re Guardianship of Sleeth

Court of Appeals of Arizona

Decided December 9, 2010No. 1 CA-CV 10-0093PublishedCited by 13 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

WEISBERG, Judge.

¶ 1 Rhule B. Sleeth (“R.B.”) and his wife, Mary Marjorie Sleeth (“Marge”), appeal from the superior court’s grant of an award of attorney’s fees to Scott Ferns, counsel for Mark Sleeth, R.B.’s adult son. Mark incurred the attorney’s fees while serving as R.B.’s guardian, conservator, and trustee. R.B. and Marge argue that the court abused its discretion and that in determining whether to grant a request for attorney’s fees, the superior court should have considered a number of factors when exercising its discretion. For reasons that follow, we vacate the award and…

2Cases cited10 opinions

  1. Welch v. Metropolitan Life Ins. Co.Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2007
  2. Schweiger v. China Doll Restaurant, Inc.Court of Appeals of Arizona · 1983
  3. Lahiri v. Universal Music & Video Distribution Corp.Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2010
  4. Orfaly v. Tucson Symphony SocietyCourt of Appeals of Arizona · 2004
  5. Schwartz v. SchwerinArizona Supreme Court · 1959

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3Cited by13 opinions

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