Holland v. Farmer

Birdsong, Presiding Judge.

Naomi C. Holland appeals the trial court’s denial of her petition pursuant to OCGA § 53-3-23 to recover attorney fees and expenses from the estate of James Monroe Hamby. Holland offered for probate a will of Mr. Hamby dated April 23, 1988, in which she was named executrix; this will was drafted by Holland’s husband and benefited a charitable trust which Holland and her husband had established. A caveat was filed to those probate proceedings by Robert L. Farmer, who offered a will of Mr. Hamby dated May 31, 1990. This will benefited Farmer and his son. Appellant…