Bruce v. McMullen

On Motion for Rehearing.

On motion for rehearing, appellees argue that the Georgia Su-j *241preme Court cases cited in the opinion set forth two conflicting lines of reasoning on the issue of how one becomes a party with standing to appeal an order of the probate court. Appellees attempt to distinguish the facts of this case from those in Mitchell v. Pyron, 17 Ga. 416 (1854) and Underwood v. Stanford, 143 Ga. 325 (85 SE 102) (1915), in which an appeal was allowed. Appellees argue this case should be governed by Samples v. Samples, 194 Ga. 383 (1) (21 SE2d 601) (1942) and Swift v. Thomas, 101 Ga.…