Gannon v. Doyle
Supreme Court of Rhode Island
Appeal from a decree of the Municipal Court of the city of Providence sitting as a court of probate. April 16,1889, a petition in the words following was presented to the Municipal Court of the city of Providence: “The undersigned, Dennis Gilouglay, of the city of Providence, a brother of one Michael Gannon, of said Providence, hereby requests that Michael Doyle, of said Providence, or some other suitable person, may be appointed guardian of the person and estate of said…
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Appeal from a decree of the Municipal Court of the city of Providence sitting as a court of probate. April 16,1889, a petition in the words following was presented to the Municipal Court of the city of Providence: “The undersigned, Dennis Gilouglay, of the city of Providence, a brother of one Michael Gannon, of said Providence, hereby requests that Michael Doyle, of said Providence, or some other suitable person, may be appointed guardian of the person and estate of said Michael Gannon, who is now confined in the Butler Hospital for the Insane as a person of unsound mind. “ Dennis Gilouglay,…
1Opinion
We think the appeal cannot be sustained consistently withHamilton v. Court of Probate of North Providence, 9 R.I. 204. In that case the court held that, in a proceeding like this, the intended ward, being a person of full age, is the only person entitled to notice, his wife or children not being interested parties. The rule is, that only parties can appeal. Our attention is drawn to the language of the statute giving appeals in probate proceedings, Pub. Stat. R.I. cap. 181, § 1. The language is, "any person aggrieved by any order, determination, or decree of any court of probate may . . .…
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