Legal Opinion
Sloans v. Berry
Court of Appeals of Washington
Decided August 10, 2015No. 72095-3-IPublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
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Becker, J.
A suit on a rejected creditor’s claim must be brought as an ordinary civil action. It is a procedural mistake to bring such an action as a petition for a special proceeding under the Trust and Estate Dispute Resolution Act (TEDRA), chapter 11.96A RCW. But the mistake does not require dismissal if, as in the present case, the action is brought against the estate within the 30-day deadline for establishing a creditor’s claim as provided in RCW 11.40.100.
*371¶2 Lula Mae Hunter executed her will on January 31, 1989. Hunter left her residence to her niece, appellant Lula S. Sloans, to use…
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