13 with Monty Kimball about Monty's being hired to
14 assist Barton Warnock with regard to transferring
15 certain pieces of his property?
16 A. I had a conversation with Monty. I didn't
17 know -- To my recollection, it was about the will.
18 But I -- I -- You'll have to ask Monty really.
19 He -- he called me at the County
20 Attorney's office and told me that -- I can't
21 remember if he said that Barton was in the office
22 with him then or whether he had talked to Barton, and
23 I thought it was about the will, to my recollection.
24 But I don't remember.
25 And -- and I told Monty, yes, that I
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1 had been -- he had talked to me, that he was going to
2 get married and all that.
3
And all I -- and I -- and I told Monty,4
I said, "Monty, be very careful, because he -- he has5
dementia, and he -- he doesn't remember from one day6
to the next what he's done."7 Q. All right. Did you express to Monty any
8 reservation that Doctor Warnock does not have the
9 mental capacity to transact his own business?
10 A. I just told him to be very careful.
11 Q. Okay. And what did you mean by "Be very
12 careful"?
13 A.
Well, he -- he -- he was an old man. And he14
doesn't remember from day-to-day, you know, what he15
had done. And it was obvious to me that when I16
had -- was visiting with him and when I did Ruel's17
will, he -- he didn't understand the trust. He18
didn't understand where the assets were. He didn't19
understand all of that.20
And I was just trying to convey to him,21
you know -- you know, "He's an old man. Be careful.22
Be very careful. Make -- make sure" -- I was trying23
to get across to Monty, make sure he -- he -- you