Royal v. Curry

Pope, Judge.

Appellant J. Kenneth Royal was named executor of the estate of ¡Evelyn C. Register pursuant to the terms of the decedent’s Last Will and Testament. Royal, a lawyer, also acted as attorney for the estate. Appellees, heirs of the decedent, filed a motion for accounting and removal of Royal as attorney and executor in the Probate Court of Wayne County, Georgia. On August 16, 1989, the probate court ordered Royal to make an accounting to the heirs of the estate and to post a bond of $100,000 pending the final accounting and settlement of the estate. On September 5, 1989, the probate…