Beaudoin v. Couture

The various petitions and motions in these proceedings raise the single issue whether the Superior Court was justified in allowing a late entry of the appeal under the circumstances of this case. Probate appeals must be claimed within sixty days. R. L., c. 365, s. 2. This provision of the statute is for the purpose of securing the orderly and expeditious settlement of estates. Indian Head Bank v. Theriault, 96 N. H. 23, 26; Scamman v. Sondheim, 97 N. H. 280, 282. On the other hand, statutory recognition is given to the fact that section 2 may work hardship or misfortune in individual…