CRAIG v. RIDER

No. 81SC45.

651 P.2d 397 (1982)

Linda Lou CRAIG, Petitioner, v. Elbert E. RIDER, Miles Ericson Craig, Devisees in the Estate of Lulu Ann King, Deceased; United States Bank of Grand Junction, Personal Representative of the Estate of Lulu Ann King, Deceased, Respondents.

Supreme Court of Colorado, En Banc.

September 27, 1982.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Nelson, Hoskin, Groves & Prinster, John W. Groves, Gregg K. Kampf, Grand Junction, for petitioner.

Harshman & Deister, Thomas J. Harshman, Thomas M. Deister, Grand Junction, for respondent Elbert E. Rider.

Dufford, Waldeck & Williams, Robert I. Williams, Grand Junction, for respondent Miles Ericson Craig.

Williams, Turner & Holmes, Anthony W. Williams, Grand Junction, for respondent U. S. Bank of Grand Junction.


LOHR, Justice.

The central issue in this case is the standard to be applied to determine whether an interested party has shown "good cause" under section 15-12-413, C.R.S.1973, to support a motion to vacate an order admitting a will to probate in a formal testacy proceeding. The trial court denied the motion of Linda Lou Craig, the decedent's granddaughter and sole heir, to set aside the court's order admitting the will of Lulu Ann King to probate. The Colorado Court...

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