SWANSON v. PTAK

No. S-03-183.

682 N.W.2d 225 (2004)

268 Neb. 265

Leota SWANSON, appellant, v. David H. PTAK, Personal Representative of the Estate of Wilma L. Pritchard, deceased, appellee.

Supreme Court of Nebraska.

July 2, 2004.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

George H. Moyer, of Moyer, Moyer, Egley, Fullner & Warnemunde, for appellant.

John R. Douglas, of Cassem, Tierney, Adams, Gotch & Douglas, Omaha, for appellee.

HENDRY, C.J., and WRIGHT, CONNOLLY, STEPHAN, McCORMACK, and MILLER-LERMAN, JJ.


STEPHAN, J.

Leota Swanson brought this action against David H. Ptak to recover an inheritance she contends she should have received from an estate. Ptak, an attorney, serves as personal representative of the estate. The district court for Madison County granted Ptak's motion for summary judgment and dismissed the action after determining that Ptak owed no legal duty to Swanson. Swanson perfected this appeal, which we removed...

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