Tagliabue v. Fraser

PETERSON, Judge.

Appellants appeal the appointment of Joyce Fraser as guardian of the property of appellants’ uncle, an incapacitated person. Fraser was a friend of the ward and the ward’s deceased wife for ten years. Fraser was also the personal representative and testamentary trustee under the will of the ward’s deceased wife. The ward was the sole life beneficiary under the terms of the testamentary trust, and Fraser was the sole residuary beneficiary. Appellants argued below that the appointment created a conflict of interest in that Fraser would be acting against her own pecuniary…