Legal Opinion
Houlton Trust Co. v. Lumbert
Supreme Judicial Court of Maine
Decided May 3, 1939PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtManser, J.
Ansel L. Lumbert, at the time of his death on March 14, 1929, was indebted to the plaintiff bank as the maker of three promissory notes, aggregating the principal sum of $25,000.00. His widow, Hazel H. Lumbert, was appointed executrix of his will by the Probate Court on April 16, 1929. Suit was brought by the plaintiff against the defendant as executrix on April 10, 1930, and within the statutory period of limitations. R. S., Chap. 101, Sec. 15.
In the writ, the plaintiff alleged compliance with the requirements of Sec. 14 of the same Chapter, which provides that,
“All claims against estates of…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Swedish American National Bank of Minneapolis v. KoebernickWisconsin Supreme Court · 1908
- Monroe Water Works Co. v. City of MonroeWisconsin Supreme Court · 1901
- Hurley v. FarnsworthSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1910
- Nickerson v. NickersonSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1888
- Littlefield v. CookSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1915
3Cited by2 opinions
- A. H. Benoit & Co. v. JohnsonSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1964
- Roberts v. Frank L. McKinney, Inc.Supreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1984