Nicholas v. Nicholas

Marquardt, J.:

Arthur E. Nicholas, the son of Sheryl A. Nicholas and the executor of Sheryl’s estate, appeals the trial court’s denial of his motion for summary judgment and the grant of summary judgment to Ruby E. Nicholas. We affirm.

Ruby and Sheryl were married on December 4, 1972. Ruby had two children from her previous marriage; Frank and Paula Laurenzana. Sheryl had two children from his previous marriage; Arthur E. Nicholas and Susan A. Johnson. No child was bom to Ruby and Sheryl.

In 1998, Sheryl was diagnosed with melanoma and told that he had less than a 50 percent chance of surviving…