IN RE ESTATE OF SHORT

No. 2009AP1591.

789 N.W.2d 585 (2010)

2010 WI App 108

In re the ESTATE OF Sara A. SHORT, deceased. Sonya Theis, Claire Jackson, Ed Sholtes and Diane Sholtes, Appellants, v. John H. Short, John W. Short and Julie A. Short, Respondents.

Court of Appeals of Wisconsin.

Opinion Filed July 1, 2010.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

On behalf of the appellants, the cause was submitted on the briefs of Jennifer M. Krueger and Richard W. Pitzner of Murphy Desmond S.C., Madison.

On behalf of the respondents, the cause was submitted on the brief of Thomas R. Glowacki and Mark T. Johnson of Hill, Glowacki, Jaeger & Hughes LLP, Madison.

Before DYKMAN, P.J., LUNDSTEN and HIGGINBOTHAM, JJ.


DYKMAN, P.J.

¶ 1 Sonya Theis appeals from an order dismissing her petition for administration of her mother's estate.1 Theis argues that the circuit court erred in dismissing her petition under WIS. STAT. § 805.03 (2007-08)2 or the court's inherent authority. Specifically, Theis contends that her conduct was not egregious; that if her conduct was egregious, she had a clear and justifiable excuse for...

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