Ex Parte Holladay

This case involves the administration of an estate.

The sole issue is whether a widow, who at the time of her husband's death was disqualified from being appointed as administratrix of his estate because of her age, can be appointed a co-administrator after her disability of non-age is removed. We hold that she cannot, and we grant the petition for mandamus filed by the administrator initially appointed.

On September 4, 1982, Calvin Jerome Holladay was shot to death by a Gadsden police officer. He died intestate, survived by his wife, Teresa Holladay Farmer,1 and a minor child. At the time of…