Girardi v. Gabriel

Annunziata Girardi, as administratrix of her husband Venanzio’s estate, brought an action for legal malpractice against the attorneys who had prepared his will. The will provided that Venanzio Girardi’s assets were to pour over into a family trust. Because the defendants failed to have the execution of the will properly witnessed, Girardi died intestate, and his estate passed directly to his wife and *554three children rather than pouring over into the trust.3 The plaintiff sued the defendants in tort and contract, claiming that their negligence resulted in the loss of the estate’s assets. A…