In Re Estate of Posey

The appellants, relatives of the decedent Pearl C. Posey, ("the family") challenge the trial court's appointment of Lafayette National Bank ("LNB") as successor personal representative of the estate of Pearl Posey.

We affirm.

Pearl Posey died on March 19, 1982. Floyd Wilcox was appointed executor of Pearl's estate by the Tippecanoe Circuit Court. Floyd died on July 1, 1987, prior to the closing of Pearl's estate. At the time of Floyd's death, a will contest was pending in Warren Circuit Court. On July 8, the co-administrators of Floyd's estate filed a petition with the Tippecanoe Circuit Court…