Brannen v. Boyce

Sognier, Judge.

Larry Brannen appeals from the order of the Superior Court of Pierce County appointing Dorothy Boyce as the Administratrix de bonis non of the Estate of Clara Murray.

This case involves the application of OCGA § 53-6-24, which provides, in pertinent part: “In the granting of letters of administration of any kind, the following rules shall be observed, the applicant being required in all cases to be of sound mind and to be laboring under no disability: ... (2) The next of kin, at the time of the death, according to the law declaring relationship and distribution, shall be next…