Putnam Nursing & Rehabilitation Center v. Bowles

Alice Dorsey, a nonparty to this action, became a resident of the plaintiff Putnam Nursing & Rehabilitation Center (hereinafter the plaintiff facility) in July 1994. Approximately three months prior thereto, Dorsey executed a deed and trust agreement (hereinafter the trust agreement) whereby she transferred ownership of her residence in Beacon, New York, to the defendants Anna M. Bowles and Theodore G. Bowles. The agreement provided, inter alia, that the income from the property "shall be used for the support” of Dorsey. The agreement also stated that upon Dorsey’s death "any balance…