CONTINENTAL COFFEE COMPANY v. Estate of Clark

OPINION

By the Court,

Collins, J.:

This appeal is from a judgment of the lower court refusing to allow filing of a late creditor’s claim in a probate proceeding. We hold that there was no abuse of discretion in the ruling and affirm the judgment.

The late Wilbur I. Clark had, during his lifetime, guaranteed payment upon demand of four promissory notes payable to Continental Coffee Company, an Illinois corporation. The different corporate makers of those four promissory notes were business associates of Clark. The sums due on the notes totaled approximately $72,000.

Clark, a resident of Nevada,…