Pope ex rel. Smith v. Pope

OPINION

NAJAM, Judge.

STATEMENT OF THE CASE

Parrish Allen Pope died intestate leaving his five-year old son Michael Lee Brandon Pope (“Brandon”) as his only heir. Parrish’s sister, Thedda D. Pope (“Thedda”), petitioned for letters of special administration for the sole purpose of pursuing a wrongful death action. After the regular judge re-cused himself, a judge pro tempore granted Thedda’s petition and appointed her special administratrix of her brother’s estate. Hope Denise Smith (“Hope”), Brandon’s mother, petitioned to close the estate or alternatively, to remove Thedda and substitute…