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Article: 'I'M UP ALL NIGHT CRYING' AGED COUPLE BATTLES SON TO REGAIN HOUSE
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- The Boston Globe (Boston, MA)
- Article date:
- November 6, 1988
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MILTON - For Hyman and Frances Freeman, both near age 80,
the loss of their house didn't hurt as much as knowing the identity
of the person they say took it -- their son.
An immaculate gray Cape with white trim, the house on Lyman
Road had been home to the retired fruit seller and his wife for 15
years, until, they say, their son, Leonard, 52, persuaded them the
family would save money on inheritance taxes if they conveyed it to
him.
They did, on the conditions that Leonard would give them a
25-year lease, maintain the property and return it to them if they
grew uncomfortable with the arrangement. None of the promises were
kept, the couple said.
Then they learned Leonard had used ...