Matter of Estate of Petersen

HUITINK, Judge.

Carol Petersen and Leona Freed appeal from the district court’s ruling denying their *465request for attorney’s fees incurred in the successful defense of a will contest. We reverse.

I.Background Facts and Proceedings.

The record discloses the following series of events following Mabel Petersen’s death on May 8, 1994. On May 9, 1994, Mabel’s children, Ezra Petersen and LeRoy Petersen filed objections to the admission of Mabel’s June 29, 1993 will to probate. On May 12, 1994, the district court granted Leona Freed’s ex parte application for appointment as temporary administrator of…