Legal Opinion

In re the Estate of Sharis

Massachusetts Appeals Court

Decided June 28, 2013No. 12-P-693PublishedCited by 2 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtSullivan, J.

Richard Spinelli appeals from a decision of a judge of the Probate and Family Court disallowing the will of his grandmother, Alice R. Sharis (Alice),1 on the grounds of lack of testamentary capacity and Spinelli’s undue influence. We discern no error in the judge’s conclusions that Spinelli was *840a fiduciary, and that the will was the product of undue influence. Accordingly, we affirm the judgment.2

1. Background. Born in 1916, Alice came to the United States from Turkey when she was twelve years old, and completed the seventh grade. She had three daughters, Virginia, Louise, and Florence, with…

2Cases cited18 opinions

  1. New England Canteen Service, Inc. v. AshleyMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1977
  2. Neill v. BrackettMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1920
  3. Cleary v. ClearyMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1998
  4. O'Rourke v. HunterMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2006
  5. Edinburg v. EdinburgMassachusetts Appeals Court · 1986

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3Cited by2 opinions

  1. In the Matter of the Estate of UrbanMassachusetts Appeals Court · 2023
  2. Sansoucie v. ClintonMassachusetts Appeals Court · 2018

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