Nevin v. Union Trust Co.

[¶ 1] This matter is before the Court on report by the Superior Court (Hancock County, Mead, J.) pursuant to M.R.Civ.P. 72(c) to consider whether plaintiffs’ claims of negligence, breach of contract and breach of fiduciary duty are time barred.

[¶ 2] In its rulings on the defendants’ motions for a summary judgment, the court determined that:

1. The individual beneficiaries of the estate lacked standing to assert claims against the estate planning law firm; and

2. Claims against all defendants were largely barred by the statutes of limitation, 14 M.R.S.A. §§ 752, 753-A (1980 & Supp. 1998), as…