Schneider v. Farmers Loan & Trust Co.

GARRARD, Judge.

This litigation was brought against a lawyer, his law firm and a bank alleging that they had tortiously deprived the decedent of his property and property rights. The trial court granted summary judgment for the defendants and this appeal followed.

In 1980 Arthur Foreman and his son, Jerry, owned and operated an unencumbered 113 acre farm as joint tenants with right of survivorship. On April 18th Arthur suffered a stroke. He was hospitalized and on May 2nd was moved to a nursing home, where he remained until his death in September, 1984.

A few days after Arthur was hospitalized…