Roughton v. Jones

Undercofler, Justice.

Sarah Robertson Jones, a resident of Telfair County, Georgia, died on April 10, 1967. She was survived by her husband, C. W. Jones. There were no children. On June 5, 1967, the court of ordinary entered an order that Sarah Robertson Jones died intestate, that C. W. Jones was her sole heir at law, and that no administration was necessary on her estate. C. W. Jones died testate on March 31, 1968. Thereafter is was discovered that Sarah Robertson Jones had left a will in which she named her husband, O. W. Jones, and appellant as executors. Appellant filed an application to…