After having a falling out with her children, Tess Tatrix decided to leave ber entire estate...

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After having a falling out with her children, Tess Tatrix decided to leave ber entire estate to Patty, her lifelong friend. Tess consulted with Mel Practice, an attorney, for the purpose of making a will and instructed Mel to make Patty her only heir. Mel drafted the will, and Tess signed it. After Tess died one year later, it was discovered that Mel had drafted the will so incompetently that it was not legally valid, rendering the will unenforeeable. As a result, the court overseeing Tess's estate determined that Tess died without a valid will, in which case her assets woulc be distributed to her children rather than Patty. If Patty then sues Mel Practice for breach of the attorney-client contract between Tess and Mel (based on his obvious malpractice), what is the likely result? O a Patty will lose because Tess's will has already been deemed invalid by the court, giving Patty no grounds to sue. O b. Patty will win because she is an intended beneficiary of the contract between Tess and Mel Practice. Oc Patty will lose because she is merely an incidental beneficiary to the contract between Tess and Mel Practice. O d. Patty will lose because only Tess, not Patty, had a contract with Mel Practice. After having a falling out with her children, Tess Tatrix decided to leave ber entire estate to Patty, her lifelong friend. Tess consulted with Mel Practice, an attorney, for the purpose of making a will and instructed Mel to make Patty her only heir. Mel drafted the will, and Tess signed it. After Tess died one year later, it was discovered that Mel had drafted the will so incompetently that it was not legally valid, rendering the will unenforeeable. As a result, the court overseeing Tess's estate determined that Tess died without a valid will, in which case her assets woulc be distributed to her children rather than Patty. If Patty then sues Mel Practice for breach of the attorney-client contract between Tess and Mel (based on his obvious malpractice), what is the likely result? O a Patty will lose because Tess's will has already been deemed invalid by the court, giving Patty no grounds to sue. O b. Patty will win because she is an intended beneficiary of the contract between Tess and Mel Practice. Oc Patty will lose because she is merely an incidental beneficiary to the contract between Tess and Mel Practice. O d. Patty will lose because only Tess, not Patty, had a contract with Mel Practice.

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