Legal Opinion

Scott v. Scott

Wyoming Supreme Court

Decided June 7, 1996No. 95-297PublishedCited by 16 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

MACY, Justice.

Appellant Robert Scott, Jr. (the son) appeals from the summary judgment which was entered in favor of Appellees Roger Scott and Pauline Clark Scott, the co-personal representatives for the Estate of Robert H. Scott, a/k/a Robert Scott (the estate).

We affirm.

ISSUES

The son presents two issues for our review:

1. When there are no assets in an estate, [do] the procedural bars of Wyoming’s non-claim statutes apply?

2. Should the Appellant be relieved from the procedural bar of W.S. § 2-7-703(a) because of the peculiar circumstances of this case?

FACTS

On April 24, 1992, the son was on…

2Cases cited3 opinions

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  3. Roitz v. KidmanWyoming Supreme Court · 1996

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