Leathers v. Gilland

Shulman, Judge.

Berta Lee Leathers died intestate on July 26,1974. S. Turner Leathers applied for and received letters of administration on October 31, 1974. One of the heirs, S. Turner Leathers, Jr., filed in the probate court a renunciation of succession on January 27,1975, although the renunciation had been executed on January 24,1975. Code Ann. § 113-824 (b) provides that a renunciation must be filed within six months after the death of the decedent or the donee of the power, or if the taker of the property is not then finally ascertained, not later than six months after the event by which…