When there are contesting applicants for letters testamentary or of administration, no letters must issue until the time for taking an appeal from the judgment thereon has passed; and, if such appeal is taken, no letters in chief must be granted until the appeal is finally disposed of; but a special administrator may be appointed if necessary.
Ala. Code § 43-2-46
Postponing Issuance of Letters During Time for Appeal.
(Code 1852, §1694; Code 1867, §2015; Code 1876, §2377; Code 1886, §2035; Code 1896, §78; Code 1907, §2531; Code 1923, §5753; Code 1940, T. 61, §88.)
Official source: Alabama Legislature (ALISON). Reproduced from public-domain Alabama statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.