Ward v. Lange

KONENKAMP, Justice.

[¶ 1] This case requires us to determine the extent to which individuals contracting with elderly, impaired persons may become liable as fiduciaries. Defendants, having been found as a matter of law to have acted in a fiduciary capacity in dealings with their uncle, appeal an adverse jury verdict. We affirm.

BACKGROUND

[¶2] Walter O’Keefe was 101 years old when he died on November 12, 1992. A retired farmer, he had been residing at the Pioneer Memorial Hospital and Nursing Home in Viborg since 1983. During those years, most of his personal and financial affairs were handled…