MacLeod v. Reed

PERRY, Judge.

In this case we are asked to decide whether a motion for summary judgment was properly granted in an action for fraud. We conclude that it was and affirm the order of the district court. We further conclude that based on the nature of the proceedings below, this appeal was unwarranted under existing law, and we therefore assess costs and attorney fees against appellant’s counsel under Idaho Appellate Rule 11.1.

Following a series of disputes involving the Reed Family Trust, Norman MacLeod filed an action against Virginia Reed alleging breach of a fiduciary duty and fraud. Reed…