GOODWIN v. RIORDAN


333 Mass. 317 (1955)

130 N.E.2d 569

MARY HUBBARD GOODWIN vs. JOSEPHINE RIORDAN and others.

Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts, Essex.

December 6, 1955.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John J. Ryan, Jr., (John Ohanesian with him,) for the petitioner.

Salvatore J. Basile, for the respondents.

Present: QUA, C.J., RONAN, WILKINS, WILLIAMS, & WHITTEMORE, JJ.


WHITTEMORE, J.

Mary H. Goodwin was named as sole legatee in a writing offered as the will of John Mulioli which was disallowed, "it not appearing that said instrument was executed according to law." Mulioli's signature was adequately proved. Below Mulioli's signature are three purported signatures with service designations as follows:

"Raymond A. Rapp C.M. 3/c U.S.N. William R. Florence SF/3/c U.S.N.R. Olav Martin Halbrend Prt 3/c"

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