Hitt v. Dumitrov

J. CURTISS BROWN, Chief Justice.

Mildred M. Dumitrov (appellee) brought this action against Jan M. Hitt (appellant) for the removal of Hitt as the administrator of the estate of Catherine Ann Coker on the ground that a conflict of interest prevented Hitt from continuing to serve as administrator. After a trial to the court, judgment was entered removing Hitt as administrator and appointing Dumitrov as successor administrator. Hitt appeals from the judgment.

Catherine Ann Coker, her husband, Lon Scott Coker, and her two children, were all killed in the crash of a private airplane on July 30,…