Tuck v. Bean

In the Probate Court of original jurisdiction, the defendant’s private claim against the estate of Jennie M. Knowlton, late of Lewiston, deceased, of which he was administrator, was allowed as a credit in his final account. On appeal to the Supreme Court of Probate, the claim was disallowed. The case is here on exceptions, accompanied by a general motion for a new trial and an appeal.

The exceptions only can be considered. A décree of a Justice of the Supreme Court of Probate, under the statutes of this state, can not be reviewed by this court on a general motion for a new trial. Look,…