Paves v. Corson

BECK, J.:

¶ 1 This appeal arises out of a lawsuit filed by plaintiff-appellee Sidonie Paves against her son and daughter, defendants-appellants Dr. Barry Corson and Carol Corson. 1 After trial, the jury returned a verdict in favor of Paves in the total amount of $4,133,670. We affirm in part and reverse and remand in part.

FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND

¶ 2 In the fall of 1986, Sidonie Paves had been estranged from her children, Barry and Carol Corson, for about twenty years. She had been living in Florida and had begun to fear for her safety as the result of a burglary at her home. She…