In Re Estate of Smilie

Appellant Arthur J. Langdell brought his petition to the Lamoille Probate Court, under 14 V.S.A. § 1801 et seq., claiming that the Nathan Smilie Farm, so-called, in Cambridge, Vermont, was not a part of the Nathan Smilie Estate, and seeking appointment of an administrator to convey the property to him. That court ruled against him, holding he had gained no interest in the Smilie Farm by adverse possession, and that title to the farm had, after several life estates, reverted to the Nathan Smilie Estate. He thereupon appealed to Lamoille Superior Court, which reached similar conclusions. This…