Armour v. Colorado National Bank

STERNBERG, Judge.

This is an appeal from a final judgment of the probate court entered in connection with administration of the May C. Malone Trust and Estate. The petitioner-beneficiary’s appeal of the accounting was dismissed by stipulation. The issues in this appeal arise out of a third-party complaint and counterclaim which were both dismissed. The third-party respondent appeals and we affirm.

Appellant, Frank M. Cavanaugh, was attorney and co-trustee for the May C. Malone Trust. Cavanaugh was retained by the Colorado National Bank (CNB) on a contingent fee basis for litigation over an…