Allison v. L.E. Allison Estate

NEUMAN, Justice.

The court of appeals reversed the district court’s judgment for the defendants in this action for contribution. Because the record reveals no inequality in the parties’ sharing of their common debt, we vacate the court of appeals decision and affirm the judgment of the district court.

The facts are essentially undisputed. When John Allison died in 1961, his one-half interest in a 450-acre farm owned in common with his wife, Cíela, was inherited by their two sons, John A. Allison and L.E. Allison, subject to a life estate in Cíela. The brothers farmed the land as partners for…