Opinion ID: 2630309
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Text: ¶1 Ray Burrows, acting under a durable power of attorney for asset management, gifted the personal property of his stepmother, Ida Burrows, to her children and stepchildren prior to her death. Following Ida's death, Kay Eagar, Ida's daughter, brought suit to compel the stepchildren to return the property to her late mother's estate for distribution according to the terms of Ida's will. The district court granted summary judgment in favor of the stepchildren, holding that the power of attorney granted broad authority to gift or otherwise distribute personal property. On appeal, we must decide (1) whether the power of attorney granted Ray the authority to gift Ida's personal property before she died and (2) whether in gifting the property, Ray breached his fiduciary duty to Ida. We conclude that the power of attorney granted Ray the authority to gift the personal property and that he did not breach his fiduciary duty.