In re the Estate of Thompson

Nyswonger, J.:

M.D. Thompson died on September 8, 1994. His son, Joe Thompson, filed a petition to admit decedent’s will to probate on February 17,1995. The petition was not set for hearing until November 15, 1995. The trial court refused to admit the will to probate, finding that the matter was not timely commenced within the statute of limitations period set out in K.S.A. 59-617. The sole issue on appeal is whether In re Estate of Reed, 157 Kan. 602, 142 P.2d 824 (1943), remains the law of Kansas regarding the *322timely commencement of a probate proceeding under K.S.A. 59-2204 and K.S.A.…