HERRING v. ESTATE OF TOLLETT


550 S.W.2d 660 (1977)

Raymond M. HERRING et ux., June Herring, Appellants, v. ESTATE of J. Harrison TOLLETT, Deceased, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Tennessee.

May 9, 1977.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Walter L. Fuller, Jr., Oak Ridge, for appellants.

Hoyt V. Swafford, Swafford, Looney & Looney, Crossville, for appellee.


OPINION

HENRY, Justice.

This appeal relates to the proper procedure for filing, in the Probate Court, notice of the pendency of a circuit court tort action.

The estate of J. Harrison Tollett is in process of being administered in the County Court of Cumberland County. After the appointment of an administrator and within six months after the requisite publication of notice to creditors, the appellants filed their claim in the County Court for "injuries...

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