McInerney v. Lally

This is an appeal from a judgment of the Probate Court appointing the plaintiff, Timothy J. McInerney, executor of the will of Bernard M. Tally. The record discloses that on January 31, 1969, the testator executed a will in which, inter alia, he made a bequest of $1,000 to Mr. McInerney, who was acknowledged in the bequest as the testator’s attorney. The will also nominated Mr. McInerney to be the executor. No provision was made for the testator’s widow, Sarah A. Tally, the defendant-appellant here. On the cover of the will are the words “from the office of Timothy J. Mc-Inerney,” and Tally…