A multi-million-kronor fortune tied to Marianne Westman’s iconic Mon Amie porcelain design became the center of a bitter legal dispute after a former municipal home-care worker was named primary heir to her disabled sister.
The estate battle centers on designer Marianne Westman, creator of Rörstrands celebrated Mon Amie tableware pattern. When she died in 2017, her multi-million-kronor estate passed to her sister, Inga-Lill Westman, who was born with a physical disability affecting one arm and one leg, as Expressen reported.
- Total Cash and Royalties: Between 2017 and 2025, a total of 7,448,000 SEK was paid out to Inga-Lill in inheritance and design royalties.
- Future Design Rights: Court filings estimate the value of upcoming royalty streams from Marianne Westman’s patterns at 31 miljoner kronor.
- Remaining Bank Balance: When Inga-Lill died on January 16, 2026, court documents show only 25,578 SEK remained in her accounts.
Inga-Lill relied on home-care services in Falu kommun beginning in the 1990s. Over time, a male home-care worker who began assisting her at age 30 assumed significant control over her daily life and financial accounts.
In 2018, Inga-Lill signed a will designating the home-care worker as her primary heir. The document awarded him her future design royalties, financial assets, shares in the estate, and her residence, which is valued between åtta och tio miljoner kronor. A separate portion of the estate’s property was assigned to the worker’s four children, placing total estimated values near cirka 50 miljoner kronor.
By 2024, while Inga-Lill was severely ill and being treated for sepsis, a formal deed of gift transferred ownership of her home to the worker while she remained alive. Bank records cited in court filings indicate that over a ten-year period, more than 500,000 SEK was transferred directly from Inga-Lill’s accounts to the worker and his family, alongside millions spent on everyday living expenses, car repairs, and shopping.
“We lived as a family,” the former home-care worker told Expressen when contacted regarding the transfers and the will.
“She wanted it. She told me she didn’t want a krona left after her death,” he said.
When asked if he hesitated to accept the funds, he responded, “No.” Regarding municipal rules prohibiting care workers from accepting money from clients, he stated, “No, how should I know that?”
In the winter prior to her death, three of the sisters’ cousins filed a police report against the former care worker. In August, they submitted a formal summons application to the Falu District Court seeking to invalidate the will and nullify the property gift.
Prosecutor Jenny Holden Nyström confirmed that a preliminary investigation into financial crimes is currently active. “No one is suspected yet. I cannot provide any more information at present due to the preliminary investigation confidentiality,” she told Expressen.
Maria Jonsson, head of the social welfare administration in Falu kommun, declined a direct interview but provided a statement regarding municipal policy: “Staff may not accept gifts that can affect the relationship with the care recipient. It is not permitted to accept monetary gifts, even if the amounts are small.”
The former home-care worker concluded his employment with Falu kommun in the summer of 2026.
