Massachusetts General Laws ch. 215 sec. 28 – Appeals; reversal or affirmance
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Section 28. The supreme judicial court or appeals court may, upon appeal, reverse or affirm, in whole or in part, any judgment, decree or order of the probate court, and may enter such judgment or decree thereon as the probate court should have entered, may remand the case for further proceedings, or make any order therein as law and justice may require.
Terms Used In Massachusetts General Laws ch. 215 sec. 28
- Appeal: A request made after a trial, asking another court (usually the court of appeals) to decide whether the trial was conducted properly. To make such a request is "to appeal" or "to take an appeal." One who appeals is called the appellant.
- Probate: Proving a will
- Remand: When an appellate court sends a case back to a lower court for further proceedings.