Legal Opinion
Brown v. Villano
Connecticut Appellate Court
Decided July 14, 1998No. AC 16199PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
SPEAR, J.
The plaintiff, Thomas F. Brown, an attorney who was appointed by the Probate Court to represent Ruth Villano, appeals from the judgment of the trial court that approved an accounting of one of the defendants, William Villano, for the period of time that William acted pursuant to a power of attorney from Ruth. The plaintiff claims, inter alia, that the trial court improperly applied the fair preponderance of the evidence standard of proof to the matters at issue rather than the clear and convincing standard that is applicable to fiduciary dealings. The defendants cross appeal,…
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