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Judge orders $63,237.08 reimbursement to widow before distribution of late husband's estate
Summary
A probate judge found that Greta Louise Blair funded her late husband's buy‑ins to Parthonon Plumbing and awarded her $63,237.08 to be deducted from estate proceeds before equal distribution to heirs, resolving a contested claim by the decedent's child.
A county probate judge on the bench resolved a contested claim in the estate of John David Blair, finding that his surviving spouse, Greta Louise Blair, is entitled to reimbursement of $63,237.08 prior to distribution of estate proceeds.
The judge heard competing arguments and documentary proof over multiple hours. Mrs. Blair testified that she withdrew $32,500 from a Raymond James 401(k) in July 2021 and $26,733.36 from an IRA in September 2023 to fund two buy‑ins so her husband could acquire membership interests in Parthonon Plumbing. She said the parties agreed he would repay her when the company began issuing dividends. Counsel for the decedent's daughter, Caroline Krenshaw, argued Mrs. Blair's claim should be barred by Tennessee's statute of frauds and pointed to numerous deposits into Mrs. Blair's personal…
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