Legal Opinion
Baskin's Appeal from Probate
Supreme Court of Connecticut
Decided December 11, 1984No. 12181PublishedCited by 61 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtShea, J.
The plaintiff Peter M. Baskin has appealed from a judgment of the Superior Court that dismissed his appeal from a decision of the Westbrook Probate Court denying his petition seeking custody and control of the body of his deceased father in order to dispose of the remains in accordance with the decedent’s wishes as expressed in his will. In dismissing the appeal, the trial court held that the plaintiff was not aggrieved and therefore had no right to appeal from the Probate Court’s order. We find error and remand for further proceedings.
Because the trial court did not hear the merits of the…
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