O'Steen v. Estate of Wineberg

— The Estate of William Wineberg (defendant) appeals a jury verdict in Clark County Superior Court awarding plaintiffs John and Lillian O'Steen the value of 20,000 shares in a petroleum corporation. Defendant raises the following issues on appeal:

1. Whether plaintiffs' claim, based on an oral agreement allegedly made in 1959, is barred by the 3-year statute of limitations in RCW 4.16.080;

2. Whether an action against a trustee is barred by the nonclaim statute, RCW 11.40.010, when the trust property is inventoried as community property in the estate of the trustee's spouse and the beneficiary…