Otto v. Deters

In this action for payment for services rendered to respondent’s ward, Opal Hal-beck, a Kansas resident who died while temporarily living in Michigan, petitioner appeals the probate court’s determination that it lacked jurisdiction. We reverse.

Respondent’s predecessor as conservator of Opal Halbeck’s estate, Edna LeBlanc, contracted with petitioner Lawrence Otto to prepare tax forms and inventory the estate on December 12, 1989. Petitioner provided those services, but a dispute arose in March 1990. On March 26, 1990, LeBlanc terminated petitioner’s services and declined to pay him for the…