Date Filed: July 12, 2022 Case Number: B307242 Court: California Court of Appeal, Second Appellate District, Division Eight The Court holds that the probate court erred in applying issue-preclusion to dismiss Denise Tukes’s creditor’s petition for a finder’s fee; it reverses the dismissal, vacates the judgment on the pleadings and remands for further proceedings with leave to amend. This decision clarifies that a prior action involving the same trust does not automatically preclude a later claim for a finder’s fee, limiting the use of issue-preclusion in probate disputes and ensuring creditors can pursue such fee claims.
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