Bartman v. Estate of Bartman

Opinion

COOK, J. *

Plaintiff-appellant Lenore Elizabeth Bartman (hereafter appellant), through her guardian ad litem Eugenie Lois Bartman, appeals from a judgment of dismissal following an order sustaining, without leave to amend, the demurrer of defendant-respondent Estate of Richard Edward Bartman (hereafter the Estate) to appellant’s complaint for damages filed pursuant to Probate Code section 721.

The issue on appeal is whether appellant’s cause of action against the Estate, under Probate Code section 721 which became effective in 1972, is barred by the statute of limitations, where the…