Robinson v. Ring
Supreme Judicial Court of Maine
ON RETORT. Appeal from decree of judge of probate. At the July term, 1877, of the probate court, the defendant was appointed administrator. He filed his final account at the September term, it was allowed at the October term, and the order of distribution issued at the November term, 1877, and the same was returned and ordered recorded at the February term, 1878. This petitioner received and receipted for, upon the order of distribution, his distributive share.
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ON RETORT. Appeal from decree of judge of probate. At the July term, 1877, of the probate court, the defendant was appointed administrator. He filed his final account at the September term, it was allowed at the October term, and the order of distribution issued at the November term, 1877, and the same was returned and ordered recorded at the February term, 1878. This petitioner received and receipted for, upon the order of distribution, his distributive share. (Petition.) To the Hon. Judge of Probate for Sagadahoc County : Whereas, Samuel H. Ring was appointed administrator on the estate of…
1Opinion of the CourtAppleton, C. J.
This is an appeal from a decree of the judge of probate ordering that the defendant account for and distribute among the heirs of Francis B. King the sum of thirteen hundred dollars, belonging to that estate but not included in the inventory of the same.
Notwithstanding there has been a settlement of the final account of an administrator, still upon ascertaining that there are outstanding debts due the estate and collectible, the probate court may open the administration and order further proceedings. " Even after final accounting and distributing, an executor still continues to be a trustee.”…
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