The will of Robert Ellsworth, the art dealer who left two waitresses $50,000 each, is now being challenged by his live in boyfriend on the basis that Mr. Ellsworth lacked capacity to make a 2013 will that was ultimately admitted to probate. Court documents reveal Masahiro Hashiguchi, the boyfriend, claims that the estate planner of Mr. Ellsworth convinced his client to create a wide range of charitable trust so that he might be able to profit from being trustee. However, Mr. Hashiguchi was hardly left out of the will as he received $10 million outright as well as numerous other devises and bequest. As this story develops I will keep you up to date.
See Julia March, Big-tipping bar regular’s boyfriend fights for more than just $10M, New York Post, May 14, 2015.
Special thanks to Jim Hartnett for bringing this case to my attention.
