Estate of Hodges v. Hodges

LEE, C.J.,

for the Court:

FACTS AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY

¶ 1. James D. Hodges died intestate on October 26, 2007, leaving his wife of almost nine years, Susan H. Hodges, and his adult son by a previous marriage, Robert Shelby Daniel Hodges (“Daniel”). At the time of his death, James owned two homes: one at 1105 4th Street Southeast in Magee, Mississippi, and the other at 1107 4th Street Southeast in Magee, Mississippi. The 1105 property was owned by James, individually, subject only to a life estate in favor of his father, Robert O. Hodges, who is deceased. James and Susan claimed the 1105…