Legal Opinion

In Re Estate of Sato

District of Columbia Court of Appeals

Decided July 21, 2005No. 04-PR-267PublishedCited by 5 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

RUIZ, Associate Judge.

The appellant, former personal representative of his wife’s estate, appeals from an order of the trial court requiring him to repay to the estate funds he paid to himself as a creditor without having filed a formal notice of his claim with the Register of Wills. We agree with the trial court’s interpretation that the probate statute’s notice requirement applies to claims of the personal representative. We remand the case, however, for the trial court’s exercise of discretion in determining whether appellant’s claim in this case should be disallowed due to the appellant’s…

2Cases cited12 opinions

  1. Johnson v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1979
  2. Peoples Drug Stores, Inc. v. District of ColumbiaDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1983
  3. United States v. GoldenbergSupreme Court of the United States · 1897
  4. Davis v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1979
  5. Varela v. Hi-Lo Powered Stirrups, Inc.District of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1980

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3Cited by5 opinions

  1. In Re OrshanskyDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 2008
  2. In Re Estate of GrealisDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 2006
  3. In Re Estate of HenneghanDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 2012
  4. In Re Estate of JordanDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 2008
  5. In Re HagerDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 2005

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