Estate of ANN SEDDON RAWNSLEY, Deceased. JAMES RAWNSLEY, Appellant, v. ANN SEDDON DEMPSTER, Respondent

Holding

The court held that a prior probate decree, which adjudicated the character of a decedent's estate as entirely separate property and the heirship rights of the parties, was res judicata and barred the surviving spouse from relitigating the issue of whether any portion of the estate constituted community property in a subsequent petition.