Holston v. Ladner

IRVING, J.,

for the Court.

¶ 1. On February 10, 2004, Deborah Hol-ston filed a proof of claim in the amount of $30,733.37 against the estate of Con Houston Ladner. Holston alleged that Lad-ner’s estate owed her $7,373 for payment of funeral expenses for Con Houston Lad-ner and $23,360.37 for the purchase of building materials and necessary labor for the construction of a dwelling house in which she and Con Houston Ladner intended to reside. Conway Houston Lad-ner, the administrator of the estate of Con Houston Ladner, filed a motion to contest the probated claim, asserting that the claim was…