White v. White

Plaintiff, Anastasia "Daisy" White, appeals from a decree quieting title to the family home in defendant, her son Leo White. Because the trial court imposed upon plaintiff a burden which the law does not, we reverse and remand for a new trial.

This action arises out of a serious dispute between two members of a closely knit family who had worked and even lived together for more than 35 years. Plaintiff, Daisy White, is the 94-year-old mother of defendant, Leo White, who is 72 years old and Daisy's eldest child. The White family, in addition to Leo and Daisy, consists of Daisy's other two…