Roley v. Sammons

Appellant, the decedent’s son and the personal representative of her estate, appeals the “limited judgment” that was entered in this probate proceeding. In that judgment, the trial court ruled that respondent, the decedent’s grandson, is entitled to “take a share of the estate equal to that of [appellant] .” Respondent filed a motion to dismiss the appeal on the ground that the only appealable judgment in a probate proceeding is a judgment of final distribution. For somewhat different reasons, we conclude that the appeal should be dismissed and grant the motion.

The pertinent facts are…