A question of negligence is at the center of a civil suit filed against Attorney Tresa Gossett in the Brown County Court of Common Pleas.
Gossett was appointed guardianship of an 83-year-old woman, Nannie McIntosh, in the fall of 2006, despite family resistance. Months after McIntosh's death, the family filed a lawsuit against Gossett claiming a "lack of ordinary care."
The claim was filed with a jury demand. Gossett responded with a counterclaim that the family was abusing a judicial process.
Monday [11/8], a jury of four women and four men were selected for a three-day trial, at the end of which they will be asked to decide if either the claim or counterclaim have merit. A fifth woman was also selected as an alternate juror.
The civil suit was filed by Isabella Bennington, one of three daughters of McIntosh. Bennington is administrator of McIntosh's estate.
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Sounds like an interesting suit.
ReplyDeleteWill be looking for the outcome.
A jury? Now this is going to be interesting.
ReplyDeleteI hope the family wins!
I will pray for success for this family.
ReplyDeleteA reasonable person would agree that a "lack of ordinary care" violation did occur. Surely one would not believe an elderly woman in handcuffs is "ordinary care."
ReplyDeletePerhaps APS could have recommended increased hours of private care in the home in place of destoying this womans life!
Want to place bets on wether or not she was put on DANGEROUS anti-psychotic drugs at the nursing home?? Drugs that increased her chance of death!