Standridge v. Standridge

David Newbern, Justice.

This case arises from a contest in the probate court over who should be the personal representative and administrator or administratrix of a decedent’s estate. The primary issue litigated was whether the appellee, Annie Louise Thacker Standridge, was divorced from her prior husband at the time she married Carroll Wayne Standridge. The answer to that question, in turn, determines whether Annie’s marriage to Carroll was valid, and it may determine whether she was a proper personal representative of his estate. The trial court held Annie was Carroll’s widow despite the…