Parkhurst v. Healy's Estate

The claimant asserts that she has a valid claim against the estate of Kate Healy, which she was prevented from presenting to the commissioners thereon through accident and mistake. She brought a petition under G. L. 3295 for the relief therein provided, which, after hearing, the probate court dismissed. She then appealed to the county court, and that court having refused her application, she brought the case here on exceptions.

The judgment against her will have to stand. In the first place, such a petition is, by the very terms of the statute, addressed to the discretion of the court. The…