Bullock v. Barnes

Jim Gunter, Justice.

Appellant, William R. Bullock, Sr., administrator of the estate of the decedent, Evelyn Howell Jones, appeals an order from the Yell County Circuit Court ruling that appellee, Mary Gale Barnes, appellant’s sister and the decedent’s niece, could reopen the administration of her aunt’s estate. We reverse and dismiss the circuit court’s rulings.

The decedent died testate on October 2, 1999. In her will, the decedent named appellant as the executor and provided that her residuary estate be divided in equal shares to two sisters, including Anna Bullock, appellant and appellee’s…