IN RE ESTATE OF HASTINGS

No. 44325.

88 Wn.2d 788 (1977)

567 P.2d 200

In the Matter of the Estate of MINNIE M. HASTINGS. ERMINIE JEAN HASTINGS RUGGLES, Petitioner, v. SEATTLE-FIRST NATIONAL BANK, as Executor, ET AL, Respondents.

The Supreme Court of Washington, En Banc.

July 14, 1977.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Reaugh, Hart, Allison, Prescott & Davis, J.E. Fischnaller, and Dan Reaugh, for petitioner.

Davis, Wright, Todd, Riese & Jones, F. Steven Lathrop, Steven Andreasen, Preston, Thorgrimson, Ellis, Holman & Fletcher, and Ronald E. Cox, for respondents.


HICKS, J.

This is a case of interpretation of Washington's pretermitted heir statute, RCW 11.12.090.1 We granted review because there are two decisions of this court apparently in conflict on the singular issue presented. That issue is, as stated by the Court of Appeals: When a child of a testatrix was deceased at the time the will was made and the testatrix neither named nor provided for the...

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