Eldredge v. Pettingill

In these consolidated cases, defendant-appellant seeks review of the lower court’s order and judgment awarding to plaintiff *267the proceeds from the sale of real property, interest, and a full and complete accounting by the defendant to plaintiff.

In November 1968, plaintiff, Etta Pettin-gill, 85 years old, gave her nephew, defendant, David Eldredge, a general power of attorney so that he might manage her financial affairs. Unknown to plaintiff, defendant took $2,018.91 from her New Jersey bank account and used it to open a fiduciary account at the Coconut Grove Bank of Miami, Florida under the…