Leckie v. County of Orange

Opinion

WALLIN, J.

The County of Orange Assessment Appeals Board (the Board) appeals the summary judgment in favor of Bernard A. Leckie, successor trustee of the Charles G. Adams Trust, determining that the creation of a life estate in real property upon Adams’s death was not a change in ownership for purposes of reassessment of property value. We reverse. Leckie appeals the denial of his attorney fees, claiming he is entitled to them because the trial court found in his favor. We reverse the determination of the trial court, rendering the attorney fee issue moot.

Charles Adams lived with Rachel…