A state appeals court on Thursday upheld the return of $140,000 to the estate of a testator who, weeks after executing a will, opened a bank account that designated his lawyer as his beneficiary.
The money was intended for the heirs, and the estate was entitled to rescission without proving any fault by the lawyer, the Appellate Division said in Stephenson v. Spiegle, A-4193-11.
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