Matter of Estate of Murphy

SANDSTROM, Justice.

This is a dispute over a contract requiring Hugh Redmond (Red) Murphy, now deceased, to pay his uncle, Pat Murphy, $300 per month for Pat’s life. After a bench trial, the district court found: 1) Red Murphy’s estate was liable for $300-per-month payments to Pat; 2) Pat Murphy was entitled to the amount Red’s estate was in arrears; and 3) Pat Murphy was entitled to attorney’s fees. The estate of Red Murphy appeals the judgment, claiming it did not receive a fair hearing because the trial court failed to rule on the motion for guardian ad litem and the motion for joinder…