Lawver v. Lawvor

This case is a companion to Lawver v. Beesley, 86 Or App 711, 740 P2d 1215 (1987), where we hold that the trial court should have granted plaintiffs’ petition to reopen the estate of Lucille Lawver, in order to allow them to contest her will. Plaintiffs appeal judgments in this action that dismissed their complaint against Beesley, Safeco Insurance Company of America (Safeco), and United States Fidelity & Guaranty Co. (USF&G) (“defendants”), who were also respondents in the other action.

Plaintiffs’ complaint contains six claims. The first two are against Beesley only for declaratory relief;…