Hastoupis v. Gargas

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• discussing Hastoupis standard and concluding that court “can ‘pardon’ errors arising from ‘misunderstandings of the controlling law’ not amounting to ‘mere procrastination’ or ‘callous disregard of professional responsibilities’ ”
• evidence of the estate’s value admissible as an admission against interest of the value of the services
• G. L. c. 197, § 10, not confined to cases of fraud, accident, or mistake
• individual who provided services to decedent entitled to restitution

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