Stanley v. Stanley
Supreme Court of Alabama
Appeal from Probate Court, Choctaw County; W. H. Lindsey, Judge. Petition by Sue Stanley for letters of administration on the estate of her husband, Alexander Stanley, opposed by Wash J. Stanley. From judgment denying the petition, petitioner appeals.
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Appeal from Probate Court, Choctaw County; W. H. Lindsey, Judge. Petition by Sue Stanley for letters of administration on the estate of her husband, Alexander Stanley, opposed by Wash J. Stanley. From judgment denying the petition, petitioner appeals. On November 27, 1916, appellant, Sue Stanley, filed her sworn petition in the probate court of Choctaw county, Ala., setting up that Alexander Stanley died on October 8, 1916, a resident of said county, leaving an estate consisting of real and personal property; that petitioner, Sue Stanley, was the widow of said decedent, a resident of said…
1Opinion of the CourtGardner, J.
[1] Appellant, as the widow of one Alexander Stanley, made application to the probate court of Choctaw county for appointment as administratrix of his estate. This application, however, was made after the lapse of more than 40 days from the death of decedent, and therefore, under the provisions of section 2522 of the Code of 1907, she is held to have relinquished her-preferential right under section 2520 of the Code. There was considerable delay in the execution of her bond as administratrix as required as a condition precedent in the order of the 'court, and the appellee, a son and only heir…
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