Holdrege Cooperative Ass'n v. Wilson

When the personal representative of the estate of John E. Wilson, deceased, disallowed its claim, Holdrege Cooperative Association (Holdrege) sued Wilson’s personal representative in the district court for Phelps County for $22,915.01, the balance Holdrege alleged was due on goods it supplied to Wilson during his lifetime.

Finding it lacked subject matter jurisdiction, the district court sustained a demurrer filed by Wilson’s personal representative and thereafter, when Holdrege failed to plead further, dismissed its lawsuit. Holdrege timely appealed to this court. We reverse, and remand the…