In The Matter of the Conservatorship of Doris Davenport Doris Davenport, Doris Davenport v. Ruth Adair

IN THE COURT OF APPEALS OF TENNESSEE AT KNOXVILLE June 14, 2005 Session IN THE MATTER OF THE CONSERVATORSHIP OF DORIS DAVENPORT DORIS DAVENPORT, ET AL. v. RUTH ADAIR, ET AL. Direct Appeal from the Probate and Family Court for Cumberland County No. 14260 Steven C. Douglas, Judge No. E2004-01505-COA-R3-CV - FILED DECEMBER 27, 2005 In this conservatorship case, we are asked to evaluate the probate court’s decision that an elderly female was mentally disabled and in need of the court’s assistance. The elderly female executed two powers of attorney for health care; one in 1996 and the other in…