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Dale Sawyer Eisele v. The Estate of Joseph Brodie Smith

Paid petition · Supreme Court of New Hampshire, No. 2020-0089 · judgment May 18, 2020

Certiorari denied · June 7, 2021

Pre-decision estimate: 0% cert probability

Before the decision, well below the 4.1% base rate: the model weighted this down for a self-represented petitioner.

Questions presented

The petitioner's request to exhume the body of Joseph Brodie Smith to prove paternity thru DNA was denied by the lower courts.

Did interpreting this matter by using current adoption laws, lead to a comprehension error that was detrimental to this case.
Did removing consideration for the petitioner's affidavit cause a negative impact on the petitioners ability to support her argument for an exhumation?
Did the petitioners present legally sufficient reason to dis inter the body of Joseph Brodie Smith?
Was the decision to not consider Gladys Irene as a pretermitted heir to Joseph Brodie Smith detrimental to the petit-

For petitioner
Dale Sawyer Eisele

For respondent
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Subject area
Private Action (estimated from the questions presented, in the Supreme Court Database’s categories)

Conference history
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