Justice Sleeps While Seniors Suffer
Justice Sleeps While Seniors Suffer By Jack Leonard, Robin Fields and Evelyn Larrubia Nov. 14, 2005 12 AM PT Times Staff Writers Emmeline Frey was wheeled toward the bench, escorted by a family friend. She was 93 years old and frail, suffering from dementia and a broken hip. In San Diego County’s busy Probate Court, it was up to Judge Thomas R. Mitchell to decide how to preserve the $1 million she had amassed pinching pennies over a lifetime. On the recommendation of Frey’s attorney, he appointed a professional conservator named Donna Daum. Frey’s affairs were now in the hands… Continue reading
