Whenever a will has been admitted to probate in this state, the judge of the court in which the will was probated may issue letters testamentary, according to the provisions of this article, to the persons named as the executors in such will, if they are fit persons to serve as such.
Ala. Code § 43-2-20
Generally.
(Code 1852, §1657; Code 1867, §1975; Code 1876, §2339; Code 1886, §2003; Code 1896, §45; Code 1907, §2507; Code 1923, §5729; Code 1940, T. 61, §68.)
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