Legal Opinion
Sullivan v. Indian Head National Bank
Supreme Court of New Hampshire
Decided November 4, 1954No. 4348PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Lampeón, J.
The Court properly found that at the conclusion of the hearing on defendant’s petition to have decedent’s will proved in solemn form (R. L., c. 351, s. 7) the judge of probate affirmed the former probate, so stated orally from the bench in open court and endorsed his decree on the petition. Harris v. Crocker, 97 N. H. 311, 312.
No statute requires that notice of this decision be sent to the parties. Nor was there any evidence of a rule of court so requiring or of a well established custom so to do. We therefore agree with defendant’s position that the action of the probate court…
2Cases cited3 opinions
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