Hall v. Hartley

This case concerns competing interpretations of the Colorado Probate Code dealing *540with the time period required for a creditor to initiate a proceeding for the allowance of a claim against an estate after the personal representative denies the validity of the claim. In In re Estate of Hall, 936 P.2d 592 (Colo.App.1996), the court of appeals overturned the district court’s dismissal of the claims of respondent (daughter) as being time-barred. Petitioner (son) appeals this decision. We adopt the reasoning of the court of appeals and hold that the daughter’s claims are not time-barred. We…