HUTCHINS v. DOWELL

No. COA99-799.

531 S.E.2d 900 (2000)

Pauline HUTCHINS, Executrix of the Estate of Romie L. Ladd, Plaintiff, v. Virginia DOWELL, Lynn W. Frye, Thomas R. Jones, Dorothy Jones, Randall Jones and Adele M. Priest, Defendants.

Court of Appeals of North Carolina.

July 5, 2000.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Wells Jenkins Lucas and Jenkins, PLLC, by Gordon W. Jenkins, Winston-Salem, for plaintiff-appellee.

Thomas M. King, Salisbury, for defendant-appellants.


EAGLES, Chief Judge.

On 6 November 1993, Romie L. Ladd entered the hospital for cancer treatment. On 19 November 1993, he executed a general power of attorney naming his step-daughter, Defendant Virginia Dowell, as his attorney-in-fact. Within two weeks after being designated attorney-in-fact, Ms. Dowell retitled several of Mr. Ladd's assets without his knowledge or permission.

Specifically, on 23 November 1993, Defendant Dowell executed a deed conveying Mr...

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