State Ex Rel. Gentry v. O'byrne, Judge

This is an original action for a writ of mandate against a circuit court and the judge thereof. The petition recites that Leatha Horn died a ' resident of Franklin County on March 16, 1989, survived by her father, a brother, and three sisters, none of whom were or are residents of said county. A purported will was offered but the probate thereof was resisted and denied. Prior to or during that litigation the court appointed Orville W. Hubbard as special administrator of the estate of said decedent. The date of his appointment and the reasons that prompted it are not disclosed, but authority…