Legal Opinion

Estate of Fisher

Supreme Judicial Court of Maine

Decided July 21, 1988PublishedCited by 13 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

WATHEN, Justice.

Theresa Dyer, personal representative of the estate of Cecilia M. Bechard Fisher, appeals from an order of the Somerset County Probate Court on the petition of the surviving spouse, William P. Fisher, Sr., for elective share and on his petition for homestead allowance and allowance for exempt property. On appeal, the personal representative argues that the Probate Court erred in the computation of the elective share and erred in failing to order the manner of its satisfaction. On cross-appeal, Mr. Fisher argues that the Probate Court erred in failing to include a provision for…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. Poire v. ManchesterSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1986
  2. Estate of CushmanSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1985

3Cited by13 opinions

  1. American Guarantee & Liability Insurance v. Timothy S. Keiter, P.A.Court of Appeals for the First Circuit · 2004
  2. In Re Krystal S.Supreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1991
  3. In Re Estate of MyersNebraska Supreme Court · 1999
  4. In Re Estate of ZimmermanNorth Dakota Supreme Court · 2001
  5. Davies v. United StatesDistrict Court, D. Maine · 2000

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