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IN RE ESTATE OF SHAUGHNESSY

No. 50823-2.

104 Wn.2d 89 (1985)

702 P.2d 132

In the Matter of the Estate of FRANK S. SHAUGHNESSY. VIRGINIA KEZELE, Petitioner, v. NEIL P. CRONIN, Respondent.

The Supreme Court of Washington, En Banc.

June 27, 1985.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Timothy W. Mahoney, for petitioner.

Michael J. Cronin and Winston & Cashatt, for respondent.

DOLLIVER, C.J.

Frank S. Shaughnessy died in October of 1979 at the age of 89. He was survived by five brothers and sisters. His will could not be located at the time of his death.

In November 1979, Neil Cronin, who had been Shaughnessy's friend and attorney, filed a petition for an order probating a "lost will". The lost will had been drafted by Cronin and purported to make several specific bequests including one of $5,000 to Cronin. Only one of decedent's...

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