Massey v. Main Foote
Supreme Court of Connecticut
Appeal by the plaintiff from the disallowance by the Court of Probate for the district of Norwich of her account as guardian of the defendant, taken to and tried by the Superior Court in New London County, Reed, J.; facts found and judgment rendered confirming, with slight modifications, the decree of the Court of Probate, from which the plaintiff appealed.
1Opinion of the CourtShumway, J.
The only debatable question in this case involves an interpretation of § 203 of the General Statutes. The part of the statute bearing upon the question reads thus: "Any Court of Probate may modify or revoke any order or decree made by it ex parte, before any appeal therefrom, and, if made in reference to the settlement of any estate, before the final settlement thereof, upon the written application of any person interested therein.”
This court has held and reaffirmed, that the entire jurisdiction of probate courts is statutory, special and limited. In the exercise of such statutory…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Delehanty v. PitkinSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1904
- Hall v. PiersonSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1893
- Potwine's Appeal from ProbateSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1863
- Schutte v. DouglassSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1916
- Pettee v. WilmarthMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1862
3Cited by8 opinions
- Palmer v. ReevesSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1935
- In re Michaela Lee R.Supreme Court of Connecticut · 2000
- Palmer v. PalmerDistrict Court, D. Connecticut · 1940
- Haverin v. WelchSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1942
- Gill v. BromleySupreme Court of Connecticut · 1928
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