Porter

FACTS AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND

Allegations of the Complaint

Adger owns Shadow Hills. On September 21, 2010, Porter and the former park manager Sharon Olsen filed a complaint against Adger, her son, and Shadow Hills. Attached to the complaint was a copy of a contract between Porter and Adger’s son made in February 2003. Porter sold her mobile home to Adger’s son for $7,500, with the agreement that Porter could reside in the mobile home as long as she was able, even after the purchase amount was paid in full. The contract stated, “In the event that the sum is paid in full it is also understood that Jane E. Porter will not be charged any more money than the space rent which Jane E. Porter already pays to Shadow Hills Mobile Home Park.” The contract was signed by Porter and Adger’s son, with Olsen as a witness. Porter and Olsen filed an amended complaint on April 15, 2011. Porter’s alleged causes of action against Adger and Shadow Hills included elder abuse and intentional infliction of emotional distress. She alleged that Adger and her son took financial advantage of her when they appropriated her mobile home and personal belongings under an agreement that was beneficial to…