Legal Opinion
In Re Estate of Derricotte
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided October 27, 2005No. 01-PR-1210PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WASHINGTON, Chief Judge:
The instant appeal arose from the aftermath of litigation in a probate matter in which this court previously affirmed the removal of two brothers (“the Phillips brothers”) who had fraudulently usurped the role of personal representatives of the Estate of Elise P. Derricotte from the rightful heir. In re Estate of Elise P. Derricotte, 744 A.2d 535 (D.C.2000) (Derricotte I). Although we ruled in Derricotte I that the brothers were required to repay the funds that they had improperly taken from the estate, a collateral issue remained outstanding at the time of the appeal:…
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