Because the record established that plaintiff suffered from dementia when she executed a power of attorney in favor of her daughter and that defendants had actual knowledge of her dementia, the POA was invalid and the arbitration agreement she signed did not bind her mother. Defendants' preliminary objections overruled.
April 16, 2016 at 12:00 AM
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Arbitration • Nursing Homes • Powers of Attorney
Curtis v. Arbor Terrace at Chestnut Hill, PICS Case No. 16-0456 (C.P. Philadelphia March 1, 2016) Massiah-Jackson, J. (7 pages).
Because the record established that plaintiff suffered from dementia when she executed a power of attorney in favor of her daughter and that defendants had actual knowledge of her dementia, the POA was invalid and the arbitration agreement she signed did not bind her mother. Defendants’ preliminary objections overruled.
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