Estate of Barnhart v. Burkhardt

We granted certiorari to consider the validity of certain inter vivos transfers made by the decedent, Carl T. Barnhart. We affirm the decision of the court of appeals in Estate of Barnhart, et al. v. Burkhardt, et al., 38 Colo. App. 544, 563 P.2d 972 (1977).

From late 1973 to the time of his death, the decedent suffered from increasingly severe chest pain. In February 1974, the decedent’s doctor informed him that his condition was serious, that it could lead to coronary thrombosis, and that he was a good candidate for open-heart surgery. The decedent refused to be hospitalized and began…