MATTER OF ESTATE OF HUNSAKER

No. 97-569.

968 P.2d 281 (1998)

1998 MT 279

In the Matter of the ESTATE OF Maurice L. HUNSAKER, Deceased. Anne BARNETT, an individual, Petitioner and Appellant, v. Shorland HUNSAKER, Respondent and Cross-Appellant.

Supreme Court of Montana.

Decided November 17, 1998.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James A. McLean, Drysdale, McLean & Nellen, Bozeman for Appellant.

Sarah Nash Zimmer, Nash, Guenther & Zimmer, Bozeman, for Respondent.


NELSON, J.

¶ 1 Anne Barnett (Anne) appeals from the July 17, 1997 Findings of Fact, Conclusions of Law and Order of the District Court for the First Judicial District, Broadwater County, determining that she was not the common-law wife of decedent Maurice L. Hunsaker (Maurice) and was therefore not an heir to his estate. Shorland Hunsaker (Shorland), one of Maurice's brothers, cross-appeals the District Court's determination that Maurice died intestate. We reverse...

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