CATES v. CATES

7 Div. 503.

133 So.2d 256 (1961)

Frances J. CATES, as Guardian, v. John Lewis CATES, as Administrator.

Supreme Court of Alabama.

September 21, 1961.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

W. H. Collier, Jr., Birmingham, for appellant.

Earl McBee, Birmingham, for appellee.


LAWSON, Justice.

Cecil W. Cates, a resident of Shelby County, died intestate on January 5, 1955. He was survived by a son, John Lewis Cates, and by an adopted daughter, Cande Cates. The latter is the daughter of Mrs. Frances Cates, the second wife of Cecil W. Cates, from whom he was divorced at the time of his death.

John Lewis Cates was appointed administrator of his father's estate by the probate court of Shelby County. The administration of the estate was...

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