Clinkscales v. Columns Rehabilitation & Retirement Center

AMY, Judge.

hUpon the death of a resident, the defendant nursing home refunded the unused money paid in advance by the resident to the responsible party listed on an admission agreement. The executrix of the deceased resident’s succession brought a conversion suit against the defendant, claiming that the refund should have been paid to the estate. The defendant contended that it did not convert the funds, rather it acted pursuant to the agreement. The trial court ruled in favor of the executrix, finding that the defendant failed to in*1035troduce evidence of the responsible party’s euratorship and…