Legal Opinion
Washburn Estate McCarthy & Associates, Inc. v. Washburn
Michigan Court of Appeals
Decided July 7, 1992No. Docket 130196PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Per curiam
Terry Washburn, successor independent personal representative of the estate of Michael B. Washburn, deceased, appeals by leave granted the June 13, 1990, order of Wayne Probate Judge Thomas A. Maher reopening the previously closed estate so that petitioner McCarthy & Associates (hereinafter McCarthy) could pursue its contract claim against the estate. We reverse.
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Washburn’s estate was probated pursuant to the independent probate procedures, MCL 700.301 et seq.; MSA 27.5301 et seq., which contemplate the expeditious settlement and distribution of an estate without court supervision. Terry…
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