In Re the Estate of Murphy

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Holmes, J.:

This is an appeal from an order of the district court denying a claim filed by Donald M. Parks against the estate of Dorothy W. Murphy, deceased. The claim of Parks was based upon a property settlement agreement entered into by Donald M. Parks and Dorothy W. Parks (subsequently Murphy) at the time of their divorce in 1975.

Most of the factual background was not disputed. Donald M. Parks and his wife, Dorothy W. Parks, were the principal stockholders of Grand Rudders, Inc., a corporation engaged in the business of erecting pole barns and…