Hale v. Coffman

1,Appellant, Cathy Hale, petitioned the circuit court to obtain a temporary and permanent guardianship over her father, appellee Lattie Coffman. At the hearing on the request for a permanent guardianship, the circuit court granted Coffman’s directed-verdict motion to dismiss Hale’s petition. On appeal, Hale contends that the circuit court erred in concluding that because Conway Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center (CHRC) is an institution for treatment of mental or nervous diseases and Cofftnan was a resident, Hale was required to present at the hearing the testimony or the sworn written…