Legal Opinion
In Re Estate of Gaskell
Supreme Court of Vermont
Decided March 7, 1962No. 375PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtBarney, J.
The will of the testatrix was disallowed in probate court. Only the executor named in the will sought to appeal the dis-allowance to county court. His attempted appeal was dismissed on motion there and he is here seeking review of that ruling.
12 V.S.A. §2555, which is the authority under which appeals lie to the county court from probate court, reads:
“Except as otherwise provided, a person interested in an order, sentence, decree or denial of the probate court, who considers himself injured thereby, may appeal therefrom to the county court.”
It is not questioned that the putative executor must…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- In Re: Will of PrudenzanoSupreme Court of Vermont · 1949
- Woodward v. SpearSupreme Court of Vermont · 1838
- Hemmenway v. CoreySupreme Court of Vermont · 1844
- In re Enoch Vincent's EstateSupreme Court of Vermont · 1911
- Simonds v. Simonds' EstateSupreme Court of Vermont · 1922
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3Cited by10 opinions
- Weale v. LundSupreme Court of Vermont · 2006
- Sherwin v. HoganSupreme Court of Vermont · 1979
- In Re Estate of DavisSupreme Court of Vermont · 1971
- In Re Estate of DavisSupreme Court of Vermont · 1966
- In Re Estate of PierceSupreme Court of Vermont · 1965
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