Faulk v. Estate of Haskins

OPINION

MATTHEWS, Justice.

Isabelle Haskins died in December of 1981. Her husband, Harold, died in September of 1983. Isabelle and Harold owned a lot pursuant to a deed which conveyed it “to Harold A. Haskins and Isabel D. Haskins” without describing their ownership or marital status. In addition, at the time of Isabelle’s death she and Harold owned a jeep and a motorhome held in the names of “Harold A. Haskins or Isabelle D. Haskins” and various items of furniture, appliances, guns, and sporting equipment.

The trial court rejected a claim made by Isabelle’s children from a prior marriage that…