Salce v. Cardello

Summary

The court held that the beneficiary technically violated the will and trust's unambiguous no-contest clauses by seeking a Probate Court hearing concerning the fiduciary's tax-reporting errors. Nevertheless, enforcing the clauses would violate public policy because it would interfere with the Probate Court's statutory supervision of estate administration and fiduciary duties, so the judgment dismissing the probate appeal was affirmed.