Matter of Estate of Robinson

MEMORANDUM OPINION

SUMMERS, Justice.

This is a contest between the personal representatives of a deceased wife and the personal representative of a deceased husband. The dispute involved the question of how each estate would be responsible for the payment of estate taxes. The trial court conducted a hearing on August 30, 1993, and came down on the side of the husband’s estate. On that date the judge wrote out, signed, and caused to be filed a “court minute” to that effect. On October 13, 1993 the judge signed, and caused to be filed, a typed “Final Discharge”, referring to the hearing of August…