In re Estate of Mullin

The opinion of the court was delivered by This is a proceeding to establish a purported claim against the
estate of M.E. Mullin, deceased. The district court sustained a
motion for summary judgment filed by the deceased's widow, Lula
Mullin, and the petitioners, Frederick W. Mullin, Jr., Patricia
Rose Mullin and B.F. Zimmerman, have appealed. Throughout this
opinion the petitioners will be referred to as appellants, and
Lula Mullin will be designated as appellee or Lula. The events giving rise to the filing of the petition may be
reconstructed from the pleadings, admissions and stipulations
that were before the district court when the ruling was made on
the motion for summary judgment.