In Re Estate of Breard

John T. Larson, Esq., Eureka, Deborah A. Boyd, Esq., for Objector and Appellant.

Janssen, Malloy, Marchi, Needham, Morrison & Koshkin, Michael F. Malloy, Esq., Catherine M. Koshkin, Esq., Eureka, for Lonnie Richard Beard III.

Mathews & Kluck, Francis B. Mathews, Esq., Eureka, for Merle Cables.

McGUINESS, P.J.

Decedent Lonnie R. Beard died on September 11, 1986. Since that date, his heirs have fought each other unremittingly over the disposition of his estate. In these consolidated appeals, decedent's widow and pretermitted heir, appellant Lottie Ann Beard, seeks to overturn and vacate no fewer than six separate orders and decisions of the probate court. She contends that orders (1) approving the fourth annual account, (2) approving the fifth annual account, and (3) for delivery to her of an Individual Retirement Account, as well as (4) a judgment approving and confirming the statement, of decision of a special referee, are all fatally defective and must be vacated because they were in conflict with earlier orders approving the parties' compromise and settlement agreement, and were instead based on (5) allegedly void orders setting aside the earlier orders arising from the…