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WHITEHURST v. BAKER

1050871 and 1050964.

959 So.2d 69 (2006)

J. Paul WHITEHURST, as guardian ad litem for Joseph William Field v. Wilburn Michael BAKER, as executor of the estate of Elizabeth Rowland Baker, deceased Wilburn Michael Baker, as executor of the estate of Elizabeth Rowland Baker, deceased v. J. Paul Whitehurst, as guardian ad litem for Joseph William Field.

Supreme Court of Alabama.

Rehearing Denied December 8, 2006.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

J. Paul Whitehurst, pro se.

Paige Oldshue, Chad L. Hobbs, and Amanda L. Cutshall of Rosen, Cook, Sledge, Davis, Shattuck & Oldshue, P.A., Tuscaloosa, for appellee/cross-appellant Wilburn Michael Baker.

LYONS, Justice.

J. Paul Whitehurst ("the GAL") was appointed guardian ad litem for Joseph William Field, the minor child of Elizabeth Rowland Baker, deceased. The GAL unsuccessfully contested the decedent's will. He then claimed attorney fees and costs for acting as guardian ad litem, and the trial court ordered the estate to pay the GAL's fees and costs. Wilburn Michael Baker, the executor of the decedent's estate ("Baker"), petitioned the court for authority to...

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