Legal Opinion

In re the Estate of Wolf

Supreme Court of Kansas

Decided June 3, 2005No. 91,225PublishedCited by 5 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Beier, J.:

This probate appeal requires us to determine the first-impression issue of whether a contract containing an attorney fees clause, attached to a creditor s petition for allowance and classification of a demand against an estate, constitutes an adequate and timely claim for such fees;

The district court held the petition in this case properly included a claim for attorney fees. The Court of Appeals reversed in In re *719Estate of Wolf, 32 Kan. App. 2d 1247, 96 P.3d 1110 (2004). This court granted the creditors petition for review under K.S.A.…

2Cases cited11 opinions

  1. Williamson v. City of HaysSupreme Court of Kansas · 2003
  2. Babe Houser Motor Co. v. TetreaultSupreme Court of Kansas · 2000
  3. In Re Estate of AntonopoulosSupreme Court of Kansas · 1999
  4. In Re the Estate of ReynoldsSupreme Court of Kansas · 1998
  5. In Re Estate of MoeSupreme Court of Kansas · 1986

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3Cited by5 opinions

  1. In re the Estate of TracyCourt of Appeals of Kansas · 2006
  2. Bertels v. Farm Bureau Property & Casualty Insurance CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 2024
  3. In re the Guardianship of SokolCourt of Appeals of Kansas · 2008
  4. Legum v. BrownCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 2006
  5. Grajeda v. Aramark Corp.Court of Appeals of Kansas · 2006

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