LoCascio v. Sharpe

In these tragic cases, we address the remedies available to a sole surviving son following the murder of his mother by his father and uncle. The appellant in each case is Edward J. LoCascio (Son). The murder victim was Silvia LoCascio, and the co-conspirators convicted of first-degree murder are her then-husband1 Edward S. LoCascio and brother-in-law Michael LoCascio.

Silvia LoCascio died intestate, and the probate court appointed attorney Leon Sharpe as curator (and later as personal representative).2 Ultimately the Son and his mother’s estate obtained three judgments against Edward S.…