Ambrose C. Mendes, Jr. v. Kirshenbaum & Kirshenbaum Attorneys at Law, Inc.

Summary

The Supreme Court held that Mr. Mendes validly settled the case on the record, waiving any further review of the trial justice’s denial of a jury trial and the probate court accountings, and therefore affirmed the Superior Court’s approval of the accountings and closure of the estate while vacating the trial justice’s award of attorneys’ fees for lack of jurisdiction. The Court also noted that the appeal was not a nullity but was foreclosed by the settlement.