Legal Opinion
Farrell v. McDonnell
Massachusetts Appeals Court
Decided May 11, 2012No. 11-P-589PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the CourtHanlon, J.
Alice L. McDonnell and John C. Turner, coexecutors of the estate of Helen M. Kendall (collectively, coexecutors), appeal from a decree of the Probate and Family Court disallowing Kendall’s will on the ground that it was not properly executed.
Background. The facts are not disputed. On March 18, 2006, Kendall went with the coexecutors to the Citizens Bank in the Davis Square section of Somerville, intending to execute (and *726have notarized) Kendall’s will. When they arrived, Turner approached Deborah Lindstedt, a banker and a notary public employed by Citizens Bank, and asked for assistance. In…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Nunn v. EhlertMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1914
- Heinrich v. SilvernailMassachusetts Appeals Court · 1986
- Olsson v. WaiteMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1977
- Wheat v. WheatSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1968
- In Re Will of KellySupreme Court of North Carolina · 1934
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3Cited by1 opinion
- IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF LUCY M. NEVERS.Massachusetts Appeals Court · 2022