UNLUCKY MOLLY

Molly prevailed upon an 82-year old man to sign his house and the bank account over to her.  She used standard tricks employed by abusers:  First, she isolated the old fellow, leaving the phone off the hook, not answering the front door when his friends came to call, and picking fights with the neighbors.  She told the next door neighbor of 40 years that unless he stopped coming over, she would tell his wife that he had propositioned her.
 
Soon convinced that his friends wanted no part of him, the now-emaciated widower had no will to resist Molly's deceptions.  Moving on to step two, she told him that no one cared for him but her, that she had another job offer, and that unless he signed the house over to her, she would leave.
 
He did her bidding, and within weeks was admitted to the hospital.  Two days later, Molly listed the house for sale with two brokers, and, without compunction, continued to eat the meals on wheels that were being delivered to the house.
 
The widower's brother hired Mr. Foster, who immediately placed a lien on the house and obtained an injunction that prohibited Molly's bank from paying any checks drawn on her account.  That extraordinary remedy came just in the nick of time, thanks to a court clerk who, moved by the widower's plight, voluntarily stayed after hours to process the injunction.  The very next day, Molly's bank was served with the injunction, which prevented payment on two checks that would have exhausted her account.
 
Molly was too clever for words.  During deposition, Mr. Foster asked her if she had ever had intercourse with the widower.  Without hesitation, she said no.
 
At trial, Molly claimed that the old gent had raped her!  That contradiction came in spite of medical testimony that he had a catheter installed several weeks before the alleged assault.  Cross-examination devastated Molly's case:  When asked on the witness stand if she had ever had intercourse with the widower, she asked, with feigned doe eyes, "What does intercourse mean?"  Mr. Foster then asked her about her Master's Degree in English Literature, and the judge exclaimed "I can't take this any more!"
 
The court cancelled the deed to the house, and ordered the bank to return all of the money to the widower.  He also ordered Molly to pay $5,000.00 for costs of suit, including deposition charges.
 
Molly's lawyer tried to coerce a settlement, offering before trial to give the old gent the right to live in the house until he died, and to return all of the money.  Even though he had everything to lose, the widower, after conferring with his brother, niece, nephew and Mr. Foster, remained determined not to let Molly get away with her blinding deceptions.

Mr. Foster's client Lucky Pierre achieved a better result.

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