Owens v. Ford

ADAMS, Justice.

Ralph Owens appeals from an order of the probate court of Mobile County appointing Mildred Ford the administratrix of the estate of Jon S. Ford, deceased. Owens raises one issue on appeal: whether Mildred Ford is a non-resident of the State of Alabama, and, therefore, disqualified from serving as administratrix of the estate of Jon Ford.

Jon Ford, a resident of Mobile County, Alabama, died intestate on July 8, 1983. On July 15, 1983, his half-brother, Ralph Owens, filed his petition for letters of administration, in which he asserted that he was the only heir-at-law and…