Estate of Mustonen v. Schroeder

OPINION

BIRDSALL, Judge.

This appeal is from a denial of appellant’s claim against the estate of the decedent, Reno Mustonen, for the value of services allegedly rendered in return for the decedent’s unfulfilled promise to devise certain real property to appellant. The only issue raised on appeal is whether the trial court abused its discretion in determining that appellant’s testimony concerning the alleged agreement was barred by the dead man statute. We find no abuse of discretion and affirm.

Since appellant was an interested party to an action against the decedent’s personal representative,…