Grasser v. Blakkolb

Claimant appeals from an order dismissing her action on a rejected creditor’s claim brought in an ancillary jurisdiction.

The decedent, a resident of Idaho, owned real estate in Asotin County, Washington. Her will was admitted to probate in the state of Idaho. An ancillary probate was filed in Washington; the defendant was appointed administrator.

Claimant filed a claim in both probates seeking compensation for personal service rendered to the decedent. The Idaho executor rejected it by mailing a notice to claimant’s Idaho attorney. The Washington administrator, by certified mail, mailed the…