Estate of Lucrecia Pacheco v. Hartford Fire Insurance Co.

OPINION

VÁSQUEZ, Judge.

¶ 1 Defendant/appellant Hartford Fire Insurance Company appeals from the trial court’s grant of summary judgment in favor of plaintiff/appellee Estate of Lucrecia Pacheco. The judgment holds Hartford, as surety on a conservator’s bond, liable for misappropriations by the conservator that occurred prior to the bond’s issuance and awards the Estate prejudgment interest on the amount of the bond. The Estate cross-appeals from the trial court’s denial of its request for attorney fees. For the reasons below, we affirm.

Factual and Procedural Background

¶ 2 We review the facts…