Lyons Ex Rel. Lawing v. Holder

Greene, J.:

Louise Lyren “Babe” Lyons, by and through Jim Lawing, Trustee of the Babe Lyons Trust, appeals the district court’s judgment as a matter of law in favor of defendant J. Roy Holder, former trustee of the trust, on her claims of breach of fiduciary duty and conversion. Lyons argues on appeal that Holder improperly paid himself over $56,000 as a fee for nearly 12 years of service as trustee before resigning and that the district court erred in dismissing her claims after the close of her evidence at trial. We conclude that the district court erred in granting judgment against her as a…