Legal Opinion
Legault v. Decision of Judge of Probate Levesque
Supreme Judicial Court of Maine
Decided July 23, 1954PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtBeliveau, J.
On exceptions. This case involves a petition by Blanche Levesque, maternal grandmother of Doris Legault, a child under 14 years of age, addressed to the Probate Court for the' County of Oxford, praying for the custody of the child.
The father and surviving parent, Rosario Legault, contested the petition and after adverse findings seasonably filed his appeal to the Supreme Court of Probate and. alleged sixteen reasons why his appeal should be sustained. On this appeal a hearing was had before the Supreme Court of Probate in the County of Oxford, and after full hearing it was decreed that the…
2Cases cited8 opinions
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- Hutchins v. HutchinsSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1939
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- Pinkham v. JenningsSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1923
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3Cited by9 opinions
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