Legal Opinion

In Re Estate of Bridges

Supreme Judicial Court of Maine

Decided October 23, 1989PublishedCited by 5 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

COLLINS, Justice.

The Hancock County Probate Court {Patterson, J.) admitted the will of the late Flora V. Bridges to probate over the objection of one of her sons, Vaughn Bridges (“the contestant”). On his appeal the contestant contends that the court erred in rejecting his claim of undue influence and in excluding certain evidence offered in support of that claim. We do not find any error.

Mrs. Bridges died on August 1, 1987. Nine of Mrs. Bridges’s twelve children survived her. Mrs. Bridges’s will, dated February 4,1980, left her entire estate, primarily real estate, to two of her sons, Oscar…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Rogers, In re the proposed will of DeeringSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1924
  2. Estate of MitchellSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1982
  3. Estate of TurfSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1981
  4. In Re Will of FenwickSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1975

3Cited by5 opinions

  1. Estate of DodgeSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1990
  2. Estate of HorneSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 2003
  3. Estate of LangleySupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1991
  4. Estate of David H. WashburnSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 2020
  5. Estate of David H. WashburnSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 2020

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