White v. SunTrust Bank

Barnes, Judge.

Kenneth E. White III appeals the probate court’s order denying his motions for recusal based on the probate judge’s ownership of stock in one of the parties. He also appeals the probate court’s grant of motions to dismiss by SunTrust Bank, the executor of his grandmother’s estate. We conclude that the probate judge erred in finding that White’s motion to recuse was untimely and further erred in concluding that her stock ownership in SunTrust would not disqualify her even if White’s motion were timely. We therefore reverse the order denying the motion to recuse, vacate the final…