Caplan v. Benator

THOMPSON, Presiding Judge.

Rosalyn M. Caplan instituted this tort action against Patty Benator and Linda Fleet ("the daughters"), the executors of the estate of their late father, Edgar K. Simon, Jr., in connection with conduct that occurred in the days and weeks after Simon died. After a trial in the Montgomery Circuit Court ("the trial court"), a jury returned a verdict in favor of Caplan and awarded her $1 in damages. The trial court entered a judgment on the jury's verdict, and Caplan appeals.

The evidence adduced at trial indicates the following. Caplan, who was 93 years old at the time of…