In Re the Conservatorship of Holman

White, J.:

Lewis C. Markley appeals the district court’s decision finding he breached his fiduciary duty as a conservator and surcharging him in the amount of $206,474.24. The question is whether prior orders approving the conservator’s annual accountings were final orders binding the parties. We hold that they were and that the conservator cannot be surcharged for actions previously approved by the court.

Lewis was appointed the conservator for the decedent on her voluntary application in 1980. The assets of the conservatorship were valued at $605,053.26 and included, among other things, a…