Yahoo also contended the terms of service governing the account separately allowed it to reject their request.
BOSTON: The top court in Massachusetts ruled against Yahoo on Monday by concluding that federal law does not bar it from providing the representatives of an deceased man's estate access to his e-mail account.
The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court's decision marked a victory for two people who fought Yahoo for years after their brother's death in 2006, seeking access to contents of his e-mail account. A probate court still needs to decide whether Yahoo can refuse under its terms of service to provide access to the e-mails.
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