Ring

I. BACKGROUND

Plaintiff and appellant Awana Ring was approximately 80 years old when her 1 daughter Vickie Atiyeh died in November 2015. In her will, Atiyeh left a house to Ring.

Roy Scott Robb (Scott Robb) and Zachary Robb are a son and an adult grandson of Ring,

and father and son to one another. The Robbs are both named as defendants in this

action, but are not party to this appeal. The defendants and respondents here are Richard

1 In the petition for probate filed in October 2016 regarding Atiyeh’s estate, Ring’s age is listed as 81, and the complaint alleges that Ring was “in her eighties” during the relevant time period.

2 M. Harmon and the corporation TSG Financial Corp. (TSG); Ring alleges that TSG is an

alter ego of Harmon.

According to Ring, the Robbs, working together with respondents, in essence used

probate proceedings as a means to extract equity from the house to use for their own

purposes. Scott Robb, in particular, in accordance with a plan designed through

discussions with Harmon, caused a probate proceeding to be initiated regarding Atiyeh’s

estate, orchestrated Ring’s appointment as personal representative of the estate, and then

had Ring use that…