IN RE ESTATE OF HAYES

No. 31915-6-III.

342 P.3d 1161 (2015)

In re Matter of the Estate of Elma L. HAYES, Deceased, and James L. Hayes, Appellant.

Court of Appeals of Washington, Division 3.

January 27, 2015.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert Powers Hailey , Attorney at Law, Spokane, WA, for Appellant.

Charles Matthew Andersen , Winston & Cashatt, Spokane, WA, for Respondent.


¶ 1 Brothers James and Jerry Hayes dispute the meaning of their mother Elma Hayes' will. James Hayes signed a favorable lease with his mother to farm the family's land. When she died, Elma devised in her will discrete portions of the leased farmland to each of her four children. The dispute requires a ruling as to whether Elma intended...

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