IN RE ESTATE OF MELTON

No. 55634.

272 P.3d 668 (2012)

In the Matter of the ESTATE OF William MELTON, Deceased. The State of Nevada; Linda Melton Orte; and Sherry L. Melton Briner, Appellants, v. Vicki Palm; Elizabeth Stessel; Robert Melton; Bryan Melton; and John Cahill, Public Administrator, Respondents.

Supreme Court of Nevada.

February 16, 2012.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Catherine Cortez Masto , Attorney General, and K. Kevin Benson , Deputy Attorney General, Carson City, for Appellant the State of Nevada.

Kehoe & Associates and Ty E. Kehoe , Henderson, for Appellants Linda Melton Orte and Sherry L. Melton Briner.

Albright Stoddard Warnick & Albright and Whitney B. Warnick , Las Vegas, for Respondents Vicki Palm and Elizabeth Stessel.

Bowler Smith & Twitchell LLP and Russell K. Bowler and Jonathan W. Barlow , Las Vegas, for Respondent John Cahill.

Solomon Dwiggins & Freer and Mark A. Solomon , Las Vegas, for Respondents Robert Melton and Bryan Melton.

BEFORE SAITTA, C.J., DOUGLAS, CHERRY, GIBBONS, PICKERING, HARDESTY and PARRAGUIRRE, JJ.


OPINION

PER CURIAM:

This is a dispute between the State and a testator's daughter and half sisters over his $3 million estate. At issue is the proper distribution of the estate of the testator, who, by way of a handwritten will, attempted to disinherit all of his heirs but was unsuccessful in otherwise affirmatively devising his estate. Under the common law, a disinheritance clause was unenforceable in these circumstances. In the proceedings below...

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