In Re Estate of Nicholson

The claimant, Blanche J. Willy, filed a claim in county court in the estate of Laura M. Nicholson, making claim to the entire estate, based on an alleged promise by the decedent to leave all of such estate to her. The claim was denied. An appeal was taken by the claimant to the District Court. The Omaha National Bank, a personal representative of the estate, filed a motion for summary judgment which was sustained, and the claimant’s petition was ordered dismissed. This appeal followed.

The county court denied the claim on its merits. The District Court sustained the motion for summary judgment…