In Re Estate of James E Miller

IN THE COURT OF APPEALS OF TENNESSEE AT KNOXVILLE May 13, 2013 Session IN RE ESTATE OF JAMES E. MILLER Appeal from the Probate Court for Monroe County No. 2010-117 J. Reed Dixon, Judge No. E2012-02215-COA-R3-CV Filed July 12, 2013 In this action, a creditor brought a claim against the decedent’s estate for the value of cattle and equipment. With the personal representative for the estate filing an exception to the claim, the creditor filed an amended claim, seeking to enforce an attached handwritten contract. The trial court dismissed the amended claim as both untimely and asserting a new and…