Hansen v. Bennett

Defendant Allan Bennett is the former conservator of his mentally ill brother, Ronny Bennett. A court removed Allan as Ronny’s conservator and appointed plaintiff as the successor conservator. Plaintiff then brought this action against Allan for conversion and breach of fiduciary duty and against all defendants for fraudulent conveyance. The action was tried to a jury, which found for plaintiff on all claims and awarded economic and punitive damages against defendants.

Ronny inherited approximately $32,000 during Allan’s conservatorship. Those funds were invested for Ronny by Allan in…