Bank of America, Etc., of the Estate of Grace M. Sonnenschein v. Ruth M. Saville and Abbott Laboratories

ON PETITION FOR REHEARING

Defendant, Mrs. Saville, has called our attention to a statement appearing in decisions of Courts of Appeals of California, and argues that it is in conflict with our conclusion with respect to the effect of the conservatorship on capacity to transfer property (stated in the last paragraph of part 1 of our opinion). In Schuck v. Myers 1 the court said: “The mere fact that a conservator is appointed is not a determination that the conservatee is in any wise ‘insane or incompetent.’ ” The Schuck statement is quoted in In re Guardianship of Christiansen2 and in Hillman…