Jacobson v. Estate of Clayton

OPINION

In this appeal, we revisit our 1969 decision in Bodine v. Stinson,1 in which we determined that the probate statutes of NRS Chapter 147 provide the statutory scheme for the administration of estates and must be followed in every case regardless of the existence of insurance. We conclude that Bodine is superseded by the Legislature’s 1971 amendment of NRS 140.040 to specifically allow suits against a special administrator, in place of probate proceedings, when the estate’s sole asset is a liability insurance policy.

FACTS

In September 2001, California resident Daniel Clayton was involved…