Reese v. Harris

THOMPSON, Judge.

Elna Reese, the successor administrator of the estate of Carita Ward Jeck, deceased; and Barbara Burke appeal from a summary judgment entered in favor of Charlotte Harris, Jane W. Regnier, Robert I. Ward, and Chele H. Ward, Jr., in an action seeking the sale of a parcel of land and a division of the proceeds. We reverse and remand.

Ora Ward died intestate in 1992, survived by her five children; one of those five, Carita Ward Jeck, has since died. The four surviving children are the defendants in this action (they will be referred to herein as the “heirs”).

At her death, Ora Ward…