Suntrust Bank v. Peterson

Adams, Judge.

This case raises questions of jurisdiction and venue concerning the probate of a will and equitable counterclaims against nonresident executors.

The material facts are not in dispute. The record shows that on November 13, 1997, Margaret Talmadge Shepherd executed a will. On December 5, 2001, Shepherd, a resident and domiciliary of Telfair County, died leaving an estate that includes 300 acres of land in Tel-*379fair County. In late January 2002, SunTrust Bank and Herman Eugene Talmadge, Jr., co-executors under the will, filed to probate the will in common form in Telfair County. On…