Legal Opinion
Villanella v. Godbey
Indiana Court of Appeals
Decided April 18, 1994No. 30A01-9309-CV-302PublishedCited by 18 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BAKER, Judge.
Today we decide whether IND.CODE 29-1-17-13, which bars all suits against the personal representative of an estate after one year of discharge, applies to actions involving nonprobate assets.
Appellant-plaintiffs Rosella Villanella, Mary Lewis, Candace Hyde, Patricia Nico, Lee Boucher, and Ann Hoffman (the Family) appeal the trial court's grant of summary judgment in favor of appellee-defendant William Godbey, as executor of the estate of Claude Boucher, on its claim that Godbey unlawfully transferred assets from Claude to Geneva. The Family also challenges the trial court's…
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