Patterson v. Patterson

CRAWLEY, Judge.

In April 1997, James E. Patterson, Jr. (the “personal representative”), filed a petition in the Madison Probate Court for the probate of the estate of Donnie Belle Williams Patterson (the “decedent”). Shortly thereafter, the probate court issued letters testamentary to the personal representative. In December 1997, the personal representative petitioned for a final settlement of the estate. Morris Patterson, Phillip R. Patterson, and Douglas MacArthur Patterson (the “contestants”), three of the heirs of the decedent, contested the petition for final settlement. The probate…