Federal Judge Finds Estate’s Claims Are Not Barred By Probate Exception

Mealey's (January 17, 2018, 3:28 PM EST) -- SCRANTON, Pa. — After finding that an estate’s claims for fraud and conversion in relation to cash and valuables taken from a decedent’s home were not subject to a probate exception to federal jurisdiction, a Pennsylvania federal judge on Jan. 11 denied a motion to dismiss the case for lack of jurisdiction and failure to state a claim (John Wojciechowski, et al. v. Marlene Musial, et al., No. 3:17cv655, M.D. Pa., 2018 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 4812)....