August v. U.S. Bancorp

Kulik, A.C.J.

¶1 U.S. Bancorp, U.S. Bank National Association, and U.S. Bancorp Asset Management, Inc. (Bank) served as the trustee of the Joseph M. August Family Trust, the Joseph M. August Disclaimer Trust, and the Norma L. August Irrevocable Living Trust. The Bank was also the personal representative for Joseph and Norma August’s estates. In 2002, the Augusts’ son, Nick August, filed a petition challenging the personal representative’s fees and a declaration explaining the basis for his petition. The court granted the Bank’s fees. In 2004, Nick1 discovered three boxes of his parents’…