Morgan v. Morgan

Weltner, Justice.

Thomas Morgan died, leaving his entire estate to his widow to the exclusion of his sons. The sons filed suit against the widow, alleg ing that through intentional and wrongful conduct she caused their father to deplete his estate during his lifetime, thereby interfering with their expectancy in the estate. They alleged that she isolated their father from his children and his employees; that she purchased alcohol for him, knowing of its addictive effect; that she caused him to require employees to purchase items for her and charge them as business expenses; that she induced…