Estate of Grove v. Selken

A devisee objected to the personal representative’s petition for final accounting and distribution of the estate of the decedent, claiming that the accounting was inaccurate. Devisee also claimed that losses to the estate resulted from the personal representative’s breach of fiduciary duties. The personal representative appeals from a personal judgment against him.

The facts are drawn primarily from the hearing on the objections to the final accounting. Additional undisputed-facts are drawn from the probate court file. We review de novo. ORS 19.125(3); In re Hayes’ Estate, 31 Or App 897, 571…