Carlton v. Carlton

PARKER, Judge.

Appellants, T. Mabry Carlton, Sr., Ben S. Carlton, and Winston C. Carlton, seek review of an order that authorized the personal representatives of the Estate of T. Mabry Carlton, Jr., to settle an unsecured claim and to make an accelerated payment of $550,000 in estate assets within thirty days after approval of the settlement. We reverse, concluding that the personal representatives failed to prove that there were sufficient assets in the estate to pay fully all claims of the same class as the settled claim.

There are eleven statements of claim filed against this estate. The…