Legal Opinion
Costello v. Costello
Supreme Court of Connecticut
Decided April 29, 1953PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJennings, J.
This was a petition for a new trial of the case of Elizabeth G. Costello, Administratrix (Estate of James R. Costello) v. John J. Costello and James R. Costello, Jr., 136 Conn. 611, 73 A.2d 333, on the ground of newly discovered evidence. In the original case, Elizabeth Gr. Costello succeeded in having a deed from her husband, James R. Costello, to his son, James, Jr., and to his brother, John, set aside as an attempted testamentary disposition of his property.
An issue for the jury’s determination at the original trial was whether the deed had remained in the possession of the decedent’s…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Carrano v. ShoorSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1934
- Smith v. StateSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1952
- White v. AverySupreme Court of Connecticut · 1908
- Jobbes v. StateSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1939
- Costello v. CostelloSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1950
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