Peterson v. Marston

OPINION

LANSING, Judge.

This is an appeal from a trial court judgment denying a claim arising from a con*816tract for deed between appellants and Roger Lehman, the deceased husband of Jeannine Rinde. The sole issue raised on appeal is whether a letter written to the attorney for the estate was a valid claim for distribution from the estate. The trial court ruled that this letter was not a claim under the Minnesota Probate Code. We reverse.

FACTS

On August 30, 1978, Basil and Gladys Peterson, residents of Arizona, entered into a contract for deed to sell land located in Mountain Lake, Minnesota, to…