Legal Opinion
In re Estate of O'Dwyer
Supreme Court of New Hampshire
Decided March 13, 1992No. 91-151PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Memorandum Opinion
HORTON, J.
The Rockingham County Probate Court (Maher, J.), on an interlocutory transfer without ruling, see Sup. Ct. R. 9, presents us with the question of whether the probate court has jurisdiction to decide what constitutes a probate asset under RSA 547:3 and part II, article 80 of the New Hampshire Constitution. Although the *324question is couched in general terms, we respond in reference to the specific asset under consideration. For the reasons that follow, we answer the question in the negative.
The issue involved in the underlying probate court action is the effect of the…
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- Mansfield v. HoltonSupreme Court of New Hampshire · 1907
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