Ex Parte Raymond Adams, as Coexecutor of the Estate of Clifford Wayne Cleveland, Deceased. (in Re Clifford Wayne…

Summary

The Alabama Supreme Court denied Raymond Adams’s petition for mandamus seeking removal of Chip Cleveland as co‑executor, vacating an order barring Adams from hiring professionals, compelling production of estate assets, and imposing sanctions. While the Court agreed the lower court erred in appointing Chip, it held that Adams had not shown an imperative duty refusal, so mandamus was unavailable.