Diocese of Montery-Fresno Education & Welfare Corp. v. Goyette

Opinion

GINSBURG, J. *

The decedent herein, Linus A. Goyette, was a widower who left neither surviving parents nor lineal descendants. The appellant, Amos J. Goyette, is a surviving brother and decedent’s next of kin. All respondents are charitable corporations.

The decedent’s last will was executed more than thirty days but less than six months prior to his death. In it he left certain real property, comprising the bulk of his estate, in trust. The income was to go to a surviving sister, Loretta Belcher, and a friend, Sylvia Starred, during their lifetimes or until their respective marriages,…