Farm Credit Services of Mid America v. Estate of Decker
Indiana Court of Appeals
1Opinion of the Court
RUCKER, Judge.
Plaintiff-Appellant Farm Credit Services (FCS) filed a claim against the Estate of Charles Decker. On motion by the estate representative the trial court disallowed the claim because it was filed more than one year after the death of the decedent. FCS now appeals complaining that the alleged acts of counsel for the estate representative induced FCS to delay in filing its claim.
We address the following consolidated and rephrased issues:
1. May the time limitation imposed by statute for filing claims of a creditor against a decedent’s estate be extended where counsel for the estate…
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