Legal Opinion
Westleigh v. Conger
Supreme Judicial Court of Maine
Decided July 12, 2000PublishedCited by 18 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtAlexander, J.
[¶ 1] Lenora Conger appeals from the judgment of the Oxford County Probate Court (Hanley, J.) concluding that the $34,000 entrusted to her by the decedent, William Westleigh, was a bailment and not a gift. On appeal Conger contends (1) that the money given to her constituted an inter vivos gift, and it was error for the court to determine otherwise; and (2) it was error for the court to deny her request for additional findings of fact and conclusions of law. We affirm.
I. CASE HISTORY
[¶ 2] The facts of the case are stated in the detailed opinion of the Probate Court. Because there is no…
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