Legal Opinion
Estate of Wilde
Supreme Judicial Court of Maine
Decided March 17, 1998PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SAUFLEY, Justice.
[¶ 1] Taylor L. Wilde, the personal representative of the estate of William W. Wilde, appeals from the judgment of the Lincoln County Probate Court {Berry, J.) determining the amount of the debt owed by William’s estate to the estate of Elinor M. Wilde. On appeal, William’s estate contends that the court erred by applying an incorrect measure to calculate the damages arising from William’s breach of his fiduciary duty. We agree and vacate the judgment.
[¶ 2] Elinor M. Wilde died testate in June of 1985. Her will was admitted to probate in the Lincoln County Probate Court and…
2Cases cited5 opinions
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- Estate of BaldwinSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1982
- Estate of HardySupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1992
- First Ala. Bank of Huntsville v. SpraginsSupreme Court of Alabama · 1987
- Hines v. AyotteSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1937
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