Estate of John Jennings v. William Cumming

[¶ 1] George Jennings is the surety of a probate bond for the conservatorship of his brother John Jennings’s estate. 1 George appeals from a default judgment entered in the Superior Court (Waldo County, R. Murray, J.) finding George liable for the breach of the bond by the conservator of John’s estate, William Cumming. George contends that the judgment against him is void for lack of subject matter jurisdiction. We disagree and affirm the judgment.

I. BACKGROUND

[¶ 2] In 2006, William Cumming, a friend of the Jennings family, was appointed by the Waldo County Probate Court (Langley, J.) as…