Legal Opinion
In Re Estate of Shapiro
Supreme Judicial Court of Maine
Decided February 10, 1999PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtSaufley, J.
[¶ 1] Phillip D. Shapero appeals from a judgment entered in the Penobscot County Probate Court (Woodcock J.) dismissing his claim against the estate of Abraham Shapiro for failure to file necessary documents in a timely manner. Shapero assigns multiple errors to the decision of the Probate Court, and the personal representative cross-appeals from certain evidentiary rulings of the court. Because we conclude that the claim was not subject to the time constraints applied by the Probate Court, we vacate the dismissal of Shapero’s claim.
I. Background
[¶2] Phillip Shapero is the brother of Abraham…
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