Guyot v. Multnomah County

This is an appeal by plaintiff from summary judgments for the defendants in this action for abuse of process, conspiracy to defraud, and breach of fiduciary duty. We affirm.

In February, 1973, the defendant Callas, then public guardian of defendant Multnomah County, was appointed by the probate department of the circuit court as temporary guardian of plaintiffs estate. (We will use the term "conservator” of the estate, in keeping with current statutory usage.) In June of that year, Callas petitioned to make the appointment permanent, and the petition was allowed by the court’s order of October…