Legal Opinion

Estate of O'Connor

Supreme Judicial Court of Maine

Decided November 12, 1992PublishedCited by 5 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

WATHEN, Chief Justice.

Sandra Dinsmore, a beneficiary under her mother’s will, appeals the interpreta*1180tion of the will rendered by the Hancock County Probate Court (Patterson, J). The court ruled that a bequest to her stepfather conveyed full title to personal property rather than a life estate. She contends that the Probate Court erroneously excluded certain written statements of the testator and improperly weighed evidence that was admitted to show testator’s intent in light of her claim of an ambiguity in the will. Dinsmore also appeals the court’s refusal to except from the statute of…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. Hamm v. HammSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1990
  2. Estate of HardySupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1992
  3. Estate of MitchellSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1982
  4. Browne v. DubeySupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1969
  5. Estate of WilsonSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1988

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3Cited by5 opinions

  1. Maietta v. WinsorSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1998
  2. Estate of LeightonSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1994
  3. Langille v. NortonSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1993
  4. Langille v. NortonSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1993
  5. Langille v. NortonSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1993

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