Anton v. Anton

Appellant was a co-trustee of a trust from which funds were stolen by another co-trustee. He asserts that, even though he was inattentive, the trial court should not have found him liable for the loss. We disagree and affirm.

The dishonest co-trustee, who was appellant’s brother and a lawyer, converted money from the trust to his personal use by having appellant sign checks on the trust bank account in blank. There was evidence showing that the co-trustee was able to carry out this scheme over a period of time because the appellant did not review bank statements, cancelled checks, or the bills…