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· 12/20/1995

Plimpton v. Gerrard

Citations

  • 668 A.2d 882
  • 1995 Me. LEXIS 286

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

  • holding that a will contest is within the exclusive jurisdiction of the probate courts, which means that there is no right to a jury trial on that type of claim
  • providing that \there can be recovery only for an inheritance or gift that the other would have received but for the tortious interference of the actor\
  • “The theoretical possibility of adequate relief in the Probate Court does not compel [the plaintiff] to go there to pursue his tortious interference claim.”

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Judges: Wathen, Roberts, Clifford, Rudman, Lipez

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