Who Was The First To Die?

In Janus v. Tarasewicz, 482 N.E. 2d 418 (1985), Husband and wife, Stanley and Theresa Janus accidentally ingested poisoned Tylenol Capsules. Stanley died intestate on 9/29/82 and Theresa died on 10/1/82; neither individual had written a will. Based on the law of intestacy which controlled at that time, Stanley’s insurance proceeds passed to Theresa and then passed to Theresa’s heir, her father, Tarasewicz. Stanley’s family was awarded none of these proceeds.