Legal Opinion

Rogers, In re the proposed will of Deering

Supreme Judicial Court of Maine

Decided March 13, 1924PublishedCited by 20 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtDunn, J.

After the finding of undue influence a probate appeal, which sought recognition for instruments as a will and codicil, was dismissed. But the finding lacked the support of evidence.

Lydia M. Deering lived and died at Bath. As far as alienists were concerned it was shown that, in her advanced age, she was affected *460by a mental disorder. The medical men theorized rather subtly in relation to the type of that disorder. And they differed utterly concerning the growth of the malady. The conclusion of the one was general physiological atrophy, which, coming from causes not clearly understood, and…

2Cited by20 opinions

  1. CRY v. CoteSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1979
  2. MartinSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1935
  3. In re Casco Bank & Trust Co.Supreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1960
  4. In Re Will of FenwickSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1975
  5. In re Will of CoxSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1942

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