Silverado Senior Living, Living, Inc.d/b/a Inc. Silverado d/b/aSilverado Senior Senior Living Living SugarLand Sugar Land
was at herdirection wasat or based her direction or based u upon her approval ofphysician ponherapproval orders. Furthermore, of physicianorders. Plaintiffs Furthermore, Plaintiffs
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Silverado Appx. 0416 No. 1-15-567-CV 1502 admit admit intheir in their llive ivepleading pleadingthatSilverado that Silveradoacted actedpursuant toaadurable pursuantto powerof durablepower attorneyfor ofattorney for
Ruby Ruby Peterson Peterson iin
performing favor o nfavor performing theactions offDefendants
about which the actions about which P · Defendants Carol CarolA Ann
laintiffs Plaintiffs Manleyaand nnManley ndDavid DavidTroy
arecomplaining. arecomplaining.As Petersonin TroyPeterson in
matteroflaw, Asaamatter of law,SSilverado ilverado cannot beliable cannot oRuby be liable tto Ruby P eterson Peterson for any actions for any or inactions actionsor inactionsofSilverado of Silveradowhich whichw ere were
performed performed iin nreliance ponthedurable reliance uupon poweroof the durablepower f attomey and/orm attorneyand/or edicalofofpower medical poweraattorney ttorney
in favor ofCarol infavor AnnManley of Carol Ann Manleyand David andDavid Troy Troy Peterson. Peterson. TEX. TEX. ESTATES§751.056; ESTATES CODE §751.056;
see also,Scanlan, see Scanlan, 343 343F.3dat536 F.3dat 536(Dismissal (Dismissalisappropriate asPlaintiffs is appropriateas Plaintiffscanprove can provenno setof oset of factswhich facts which would would entitle entitlethem torelieffromtheseDefendants). themto relief from these Defendants). C. Plaintiffs' C. Plaintiffs' ofTrustand/or Breach of Trust and/or Breach ofFiduciary of FiduciaryD utyCause Duty CauseofAction of Actionhhas asnono basis iin basis nlaw or fact law or fact aand mustb ndmust beedismissed. dismissed. 19. 19. F urthermore, Furthermore, the cause ooffaction the cause actionhhas asno nobasis basisiin nfact factaas noreasonable sno reasonableperson ouldbelieve personccould believe thefacts pleaded. the facts pleaded.TEX. TEX.R. R. Civ.P.91a. Plaintiffs' P. 91a. Plaintiffs'allegation allegationispremised onmultiple is premisedon multiplefallacies: fallacies: 1)theNovember 1) the November 15,2013revocation valid;2)the new powersoof was valid; 2) thenewpowers 15, 2013 revocationwas f attorney erevalid; attorneywwere valid; and,3)Silverado hadlegalnoticeof TheCourt'srulings,testimonytthe and, 3) Silverado had legal notice of either.16 The Court's rulings, testimonyaat thetemporary temporary injunctionhearing, andPlaintiffs judicialadmissions own judicial admissionsas injunction hearing, and Plaintiffsown memorialized intheRulell as memorialized in the Rule 11 conclusively conclusivelynegate thesefacts. Plaintiffs proceed withthebaseless and negate these facts. Nevertheless, Plaintiffs proceed with the baseless and that:"Silverado allegation had dutytoacknowledge andhonorRuby's unsupported allegation that: "Silverado hadaa duty to acknowledge and honor Ruby'snew new powersofattorney.Plaintiffs allegeandwould rovetthat powers of attorney. Plaintiffs allege and would pprove hatRubyandtheyhavesustained Ruby and they have sustained substantialdamagesas aproximate resultofSilverado's breachoftrustand/orbreachof substantial damagesasa proximate result of Silverado's breach of trust and/or breach of dutyregarding Ruby's of Plaintiffs admitthatthe1993 new- powers fiduciary duty regarding Ruby'snew powers of attorney."17 Plaintiffs admit that the 1993 durable ofattomey remains effective andthattheNovember 2013revocation durable power power of attorney remains effective and that the November 2013 revocationwas was
See Original FourthAmended Petition at 87-88. See Plaintiff's Fourth Amended Original Petition at In 87-88. ri 1d.
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Noreasonable invalid.18 No couldbelieve personcould reasonable person believe the factspleaded; thefacts therefore,the pleaded; therefore, thecause causeof of
action action hasnot has basis notbasis infact in andmust fact and mustbedismissed. be TEX. dismissed. TEx. R.Civ. P.9la. R. P. 91a.
Additionally thechallenged 20.Additionally 20.