IN RE ESTATE OF MURPHY

No. 07CA0901.

195 P.3d 1147 (2008)

In the Matter of the ESTATE OF Edna R. MURPHY, Deceased. Dorothy J. Moore, Appellant, v. John H. Licht, Personal Representative of the Estate of Edna Murphy, Appellee.

Colorado Court of Appeals, Div. III.

Rehearing Denied September 18, 2008.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Ginsberg and Ginsberg, Sheldon K. Ginsberg, Denver, Colorado, for Appellant.

John H. Licht, Denver, Colorado, for Appellee.


Opinion by Judge J. JONES.

Claimant, Dorothy J. Moore, appeals the probate court's order dismissing her petition, which claims an interest in property in a decedent's estate, for lack of subject matter jurisdiction. We reverse and remand for further proceedings.

I. Background

In 1995, Edna R. Murphy executed a quitclaim deed conveying her residence to herself and Moore as joint tenants with a right of survivorship. This quitclaim deed was duly recorded...

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