In Re Estate of Ridley

OPINION

in which WILLIAM M. BARKER, CORNELIA A. CLARK and GARY R. WADE, JJ., and FRANK F. DROWOTA, III, SP. J., joined.

The issues in this appeal are whether the probate court’s order construing the decedent’s will was a final judgment and, if so, whether the appellee’s notice of appeal was timely. We hold that the order construing the will was a final judgment and that the appellee’s notice of appeal was not timely. Consequently, we reverse the judgment of the Court of Appeals and dismiss the appeal.

Summary of Facts and Proceedings Below

The appellant, Carolyn Ridley, is the surviving spouse of…