In Re the Guardianship & Conservatorship of Liggett

SNELL, Judge.

In December 1979 Ted L. Liggett and Clara Liggett, husband and wife,- filed a voluntary petition for appointment of a conservator and guardian. Samuel R. Cox, appellant, was subsequently appointed to serve as conservator and guardian for the Liggetts. At the time of appointment, the Liggetts were in their early seventies and the couple owned some farm land. Ted Liggett has been in the farming business all his life and the couple appeared to be in normal health.

In February 1981, Cox applied for court permission to be compensated for services rendered the wards. A court order…