In Re the Estate of Mullin

The opinion of the court was delivered by

O’Connor, J.:

This is a proceeding to establish a purported claim against the estate of M. E. Mullin, deceased. The district court sustained a motion for summary judgment filed by the deceased’s widow, Lula Mullin, and the petitioners, Frederick W. Mullin, Jr., Patricia Rose Mullin and B. F. Zimmerman, have appealed. Throughout this opinion the petitioners will be referred to as appellants, and Lula Mullin will be designated as appellee or Lula.

The events giving rise to the filing of the petition may be reconstructed from the pleadings, admissions and…