Legal Opinion
In Re Joyce Estate
Supreme Judicial Court of Maine
Decided August 16, 1962PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtWebber, J.
On report. On the petition of Líela M. Banks alleging herself to be the niece and only next of kin of the late Sherman Joyce, Sr., her nominee was duly appointed administrator by the Probate Court. This appointment was opposed by Sherman Joyce, Jr. who asserts that he is the illegitimate son of Sherman Joyce, Sr. and was constituted his lawful heir by the affirmative acts of the father. An appeal to the Supreme Court of Probate has been reported to the Law Court for its decision on so much of the evidence as is legally admissible.
There is no adjudication below that Sherman Joyce, Jr. is under…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Gird v. BennettCalifornia Supreme Court · 1910
- Scott's CaseSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1918
- Lyon v. LyonSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1896
- Messer v. JonesSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1896
- In re Crowell's EstateSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1924
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