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NEW YORK, Apr 19, 2006 (UPI via COMTEX) -- A New York millionaire and her daughter -- who used to be a son -- were in Manhattan Criminal Court for an inheritance dispute that turned violent.
Eighty-four year-old Joyce Cheney said she and her daughter Diane Wells have a relationship marked with arguments.
Last May the two disputed how much Wells would receive in Cheney's will, the New York Daily News reports.
"She wanted to be the sole beneficiary," said Cheney.
When she found out she wouldn't be, Cheney said her daughter hit her on the head, broke her arm by twisting it and didn't call for help.
Cheney said she didn't get to the doctor until the next day.
She said she put locks on her bedroom door because she is scared of Wells, who faces trial on misdemeanor assault charges, which she denies.
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