Gooding v. Boatright

Cooper, Judge.

Richard Boatright died testate, nominating his daughter, appellant Margaret Boatright Gooding, as executrix of his estate. She filed Boatright’s will for probate in solemn form. Before letters testamentary were issued to Gooding, the decedent’s surviving spouse, appellee *222Dorothy Boatright, brought a petition against the estate of her late husband for year’s support. In her application to the probate court, appellee listed appellant as the nominal executrix of the estate under Richard Boatright’s will and caused citation of the petition to be served upon her by mail. Appellant…