Williams v. Unopened Succession of Nichols

[ .BROWN, C.J.

Appellant, Jerry Carr, has appealed from the trial court’s judgment dismissing with prejudice his action to annul a money judgment rendered in favor of plaintiffs, D.L. and Helen B. Williams, against the unopened successions of Carr’s grandparents, Mariah and Carey Nichols. For the reasons set forth below, the judgment of the trial court is reversed, and the matter is remanded for further proceedings consistent with this opinion.

Facts

According to the pleadings in this matter, Carey Nichols died in 1975, then Mari-ah Nichols passed away in 1988. Then-only heir, a son, Billy…