Undue Influence; Artwork; Removal of Executrix
The second wife of an art dealer and collector was the executrix of his estate, and, to the exclusion of his son by his first wife, she claimed all of his estate as her own, including a number of very valuable paintings. The son hired the Firm to pursue his claim against the Estate, and, at a Probate Court trial, the Firm proved that the widow had unduly influenced her husband to change his Will during his last illness to disinherit the son. The Court set aside the second Will, removed the widow as executrix, and the son received his full inheritance under his father's original Will.
