Flannery v. McNamara

The plaintiffs, Helen M. Flannery and Margaret M. Moran (Flannerys), filed a complaint against the defendants, Paul J. McNamara, administrator of the estate of William H. *666White, Jr. (decedent), and the decedent’s heirs, the Daleys and the Whites (heirs), seeking declaratory relief and reformation of the decedent’s will. The Flannerys alleged that they, and not the heirs, are the rightful beneficiaries under the will. The heirs filed motions to dismiss the complaint, pursuant to Mass. R. Civ. R 12 (b) (6), 365 Mass. 754 (1974), for failure to state a claim on which relief can be granted. By…