Goodrich v. Goodrich

JOHNSON, Presiding Judge.

Sam Goodrich, the administrator of Ellis Goodrich’s estate, passed away in May 2008 not having completed administration under his father’s will. Since no successor had been named, it was necessary for the probate court to select an administrator from among Ellis Goodrich’s three surviving children. Competing petitions were filed in the Baldwin County Probate Court by Isaac and Marilyn Goodrich, two of Ellis Goodrich’s surviving children, and the probate court judge appointed Isaac Goodrich as administrator of the estate. Marilyn Goodrich appealed to the Baldwin County…