Kaltsas v. Kaltsas

Paul Harry Kaltsas died in November, 1980, a domiciliary of Greece. His will provided that all his property, real and personal, was to pass “in usufruct” to his wife, the defendant Kaltsas, for her life, and the “naked ownership” was to pass in equal shares to his children, one of whom is the plaintiff. The terms usufruct and naked ownership seem to be analogous (on what the record discloses of Greek law) to life interest and remainder, respectively. See New England Trust Co. v. Wood, 326 Mass. 239, 244 (1950). The defendant Kaltsas, who lives in Athens, is acting as executrix of the will in…