Taylor v. Mosley

Bell, Justice.

This case involves a dispute over the estate of R. T. Hopkins. Following his wife’s death in 1979, Hopkins’ sister, Sallie Mosley, arranged for him to move from his residence in Fulton County to a nursing home in Pickens County. She was subsequently appointed his legal guardian by the Pickens County Probate Court. Hopkins died in Pickens County on February 18,1981. On February 20, John H. Mosley, Sallie’s son, petitioned the Pickens probate court for temporary letters of administration of Hopkins’ estate, alleging that Hopkins died intestate, and the letters were granted the…