Legal Opinion
Richardson v. Green
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided July 6, 1987No. 85-1352PublishedCited by 19 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
PRYOR, Chief Judge:
This is an appeal from the trial court’s ruling in favor of appellee Robert J. Green in a contract action by appellant for recovery of legal fees he charged for his attempt to non-judicially dispose of the estate of Lucille Green, appellee’s mother. The only issue on appeal is whether the trial court was correct in holding that the provisions of the District of Columbia Probate Reform Act of 1980 (D.C.Code §§ 20-101 et seq. (1981)) and, in particular, D.C.Code § 20-105 (1981) and D.C.Code § 19-301 (1981), cannot be interpreted so as to allow for the non-judicial disposition…
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