In Re The Decedant Estate of Edward Lavoy Glasscock

IN THE COURT OF APPEALS OF TENNESSEE AT NASHVILLE January 26, 2012 Session IN RE THE DECEDANT ESTATE OF EDWARD LAVOY GLASSCOCK Appeal from the Probate Court for Bedford County No. 28676 J. B. Cox, Chancellor No. M2011-01725-COA-R3-CV - Filed June 11, 2012 This appeal arises from the denial of a petition filed by the niece of a decedent’s surviving spouse to have the decedent’s estate administered and to have a personal representative appointed. The probate court dismissed the niece’s petition for lack of standing holding that she could not proceed as next friend of her aunt because her aunt…