In Re the Estate of Broderick

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• requiring a pro se litigant in a civil matter to comply with rules related to requesting records from a nonparty
• “[w]here a party procures a court to proceed in a particular way thereby inviting a particular ruling, that party is precluded from assailing such proceeding and ruling on appellate review”
• Where a will is offered for probate, the burden of proof is initially upon the proponent of the will to make a prima facie case showing capacity and due execution of the will.
• “While pro se plead, ings are to be liberally construed so that relief may be granted if warranted by the facts alleged, this simply means that the substance of the pleading controls over its label.”

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