Opinion
84-1376.
November 27, 1985. Special Concurring Opinion December 20, 1985.
Certiorari to the Court of Civil Appeals.
Charles J. Kettler, Jr., Luverne, for petitioner.
Don Dickert, Brundidge and E.C. Orme and Joseph B. Wiley, Troy, for respondent.
Prior Report: 480 So.2d 1229 (Ala.Civ.App.).
WRIT DENIED.
ALMON, BEATTY and HOUSTON, JJ., concur.
TORBERT, C.J., concurs specially.
Proceedings involving decedents' estates do normally take longer than other litigation. While it is difficult to believe that a case could be pending for as long as this one was, the record does not disclose any motions or other proceedings (by way of mandamus, etc.) to require the trial court to make a decision. Apparently this case is an aberration in our system, which is dedicated by rule, court decision, and administrative policy to concluding all cases without undue delay.