American States Insurance Co. v. Copeland

TORBERT, Chief Justice.

This is an appeal from an order of the Probate Court of Mobile County awarding $128,270.79 to the estate of Julian Charles Mason, Sr., against Mary Mason, adminis-tratrix of the estate, and her surety, American States Insurance Company. This appeal was taken by the surety, American States Insurance Company, and is not joined by the administratrix.

Julian Charles Mason, Sr., died intestate on November 11, 1980, and was survived by his wife, Mary Mason, and four children — Kathy Copeland, Mary Ann Drin-kard, Julian Charles Mason, Jr., and C.P. Mason III. The decedent’s…