LEIGHTON v. HALLSTROM

No. 17-P-1335.

94 Mass. App. Ct. 439 (2018)

DOROTHY A. LEIGHTON, personal representative, v. BENGT HALLSTROM.

Appeals Court of Massachusetts, Plymouth.

November 7, 2018.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mark A. Tanner for the defendant.

Stephen B. Rosales ( Samantha Clark also present) for the plaintiff.

Present: GREEN, C.J., MILKEY, & SINGH, JJ.


On February 7, 2015, Bridgewater resident Robert H. Olson died without leaving any known will. He had no surviving parents, spouse, or children. The plaintiff, Dorothy A. Leighton, a first cousin to Olson on his father's side, stepped forward to claim his estate on behalf of herself and two similarly situated relatives. During the resulting...

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