Swinton Home Care v. Tayman

Swinton Home Care, LLC v. Lillian Tayman, No. 1671, September Term, 2023. Opinion by Eyler, James R. Filed January 31, 2025. CONTRACTS – FRAUD IN THE INDUCEMENT An agent of Swinton Home Care, LLC (“Swinton”), an entity providing home health care services, represented to Lillian Tayman, the sister of Mary Tayman, who was then a hospital patient, that Lillian Tayman could sign a contract on behalf of Mary Tayman even though Lillian Tayman did not have a power of attorney or other authorization. Lillian Tayman signed the contract in the name of Mary Tayman but also signed a Guaranty using her…