Sprouse v. Hawk

ON APPLICATION FOR REHEARING

HORNSBY, Chief Justice.

This Court’s original opinion, dated August 31, 1990, is withdrawn and the following is substituted therefor:

The sons of Mary Hawk, deceased, appeal from adverse judgments in two separate proceedings. In the first proceeding, the sons claimed that the moneys paid to Charles Hawk under uninsured motorist policies are to be distributed in accordance with the Alabama Wrongful Death Statute, Ala.Code 1975, § 6-5-410. In the second proceeding, the sons sought to have Charles Hawk removed as executor of the estate of Mary Hawk. The trial court held…