Raymond v. Cooke
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Petition, filed in the Probate Court for the county of Middle-sex on November 7, 1912, by the heirs at law and next of kin of Mary Jane Cooke, late of Cambridge, who died on September 11, 1912, to revoke a decree of that court made on July 9, 1909, whereby one Thorlief Sverre Pedersen was declared to be the child by adoption of Mary Jane Cooke under the name of Thorlief Sverre Cooke, on the ground that such decree of adoption was procured by undue influence and domination of…
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Petition, filed in the Probate Court for the county of Middle-sex on November 7, 1912, by the heirs at law and next of kin of Mary Jane Cooke, late of Cambridge, who died on September 11, 1912, to revoke a decree of that court made on July 9, 1909, whereby one Thorlief Sverre Pedersen was declared to be the child by adoption of Mary Jane Cooke under the name of Thorlief Sverre Cooke, on the ground that such decree of adoption was procured by undue influence and domination of Thorlief Sverre Pedersen over Mary Jane Cooke, who was then of weak mind, and by his fraudulently concealing the facts…
1Opinion of the CourtCarroll, J.
This is a petition to revoke a decree of the Probate Court of July 9, 1909, by which the respondent was adopted by Mary J. Cooke, who died September 11, 1912. In the Probate Court the decree of adoption was revoked, and the respondent appealed. In the Supreme Judicial Court a decree was ordered affirming the decree of the Probate Court revoking the adoption. The case is before us on the respondent’s exceptions.
The respondent argues that the petitioners, who are the heirs at law and next of kin of Mrs. Cooke, have no right or standing to maintain this petition. The petition was filed November…
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