Thornton v. Estate of Thornton

HABHAB, Judge.

Gertrude Thornton died testate on February 12, 1992. Her estate was opened, naming her five children, Roger Thornton, Keith Thornton, Harley Thornton, Margery Thornton Hibbard, and Donna Thornton Gahwiler, as beneficiaries. The will provided that the $1800 owed by one son, Roger Thornton, be deducted from his share of the estate, but otherwise the estate was to be divided evenly among the five children.

On August 6, 1993, the executors filed a petition for authority to sell farmland. Harley Thornton, as the executor, sought authority to sell this land since the 174 acres of farm…