In Re Estate of Reed

NATURE OF CASE

This appeal arises from a probate matter wherein the county court removed the personal representative and her attorney, appointed a successor personal representative, and assessed costs against the former personal representative and her attorney. The Nebraska Court of Appeals reversed the order assessing costs, see In re Estate of Reed, 11 Neb. App. 915, 663 N.W.2d 147 (2003), and this court granted the successor personal representative’s petition for further review.

SCOPE OF REVIEW

In the absence of an equity question, an appellate court, reviewing probate matters, examines for…