Legal Opinion
Succession of Hunt
Louisiana Court of Appeal
Decided September 20, 2012No. 47,372-CAPublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtWilliams, J.
| ;The defendant, Earnest Michael Hunt, appeals a judgment ordering him to return $856,968 to the Succession of lone Hunt. The trial court found that the defendant was not authorized to pay the funds to himself and his family as the agent under a power of attorney executed by lone Hunt. For the following reasons, we amend and affirm as amended.
FACTS
On February 18, 2001, lone Hunt (“Mrs. Hunt”) was involved in an accident which left her paralyzed from the neck down and unable to speak. According to witnesses, Mrs. Hunt did not have a mental defect, but could only communicate by moving her…
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