Legal Opinion
Pizarro v. Reynoso
California Court of Appeal
Decided March 28, 2017No. C077594APublishedCited by 46 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
NICHOLSON, Acting P. J.
This acrimonious family squabble erupted over the property of the deceased patriarch and spilled over into the courts. The patriarch-settlor appointed defendant Melissa P. Reynoso (a granddaughter of the settlor) as trustee. In this proceeding, the trial court determined Reynoso was the most reliable and credible of the family members. The trial court found that other family members were not credible.
Reynoso sold real property of the trust to Karen Bartholomew (a daughter of the settlor). Plaintiff Anthony Pizarro (a grandson of the settlor) filed a petition for…
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