Legal Opinion

First Auburn Trust Co.

Supreme Judicial Court of Maine

Decided November 13, 1937PublishedCited by 5 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtManser, J.

This case comes up on exceptions to a ruling by the Justice presiding in the Supreme Court of Probate dismissing an appeal from a decree of the Judge of Probate. The probate decree appealed from was one sustaining a former decree of insolvency of the estate of Abraham B. Baker and which was attacked as procured by fraud.

The decedent died testate, leaving a widow and three minor children. His executors qualified December 22, 1932. The widow was sole beneficiary. An inventory was returned showing an appraisal of $62,575, divided into real estate of over $28,000,'personal estate approximately…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Merrill Trust Co. v. HartfordSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1908
  2. First Auburn Trust Co. v. Estate of BakerSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1936
  3. Strout v. LewisSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1908
  4. Walker v. NewtonSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1893

3Cited by5 opinions

  1. In Re Estate of KnappSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1953
  2. Estate of PaineSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1992
  3. In Re MerriamSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1968
  4. Simmons, In re Estate of HooperSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1940
  5. State v. LawrenceSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1938

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