Legal Opinion

Greener v. Killough

Court of Civil Appeals of Alabama

Decided July 18, 2008No. 2061199PublishedCited by 10 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

MOORE, Judge.

Lamoine Greener appeals from an order of the Butler Probate Court that declared her incapacitated and appointed her daughter, Kandys Killough, as guardian and conservator over Greener’s person and estate. Because we conclude that the probate court committed reversible error by improperly allowing medical testimony to be presented by telephone at trial, we reverse and remand.

Procedural History

On August 9, 2007, Killough filed a petition in the probate court to be appointed guardian and conservator for Greener, alleging that Greener suffered from dementia and was unable to properly…

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