Legal Opinion
Drake v. Muse, Currie & Kohen
Court of Appeals of Texas
Decided October 30, 1975No. 18699PublishedCited by 20 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CLAUDE WILLIAMS, Chief Justice.
Elizabeth Holt, administratrix of the estate of Eugene Dixon Duncan, deceased, applied to the probate court of Dallas County, Texas, for authorization to pay attorney’s fees to the law firm of Muse, Currie & Kohen for services rendered to the adminis-tratrix in contesting an application to probate a will of Eugene Dixon Duncan, which had previously been admitted to probate in the state of New Hampshire and to substitute Millard L. Drake, the executor named in the New Hampshire will, for the admin-istratrix. Drake opposed the claim, contending that attorney’s…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Few v. Charter Oak Fire Insurance CompanyTexas Supreme Court · 1971
- Rowe v. DyessTexas Commission of Appeals · 1919
- Dyess v. RoweCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1915
- Holt v. DrakeCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1973
- Stoughton Wagon Co. v. S. G. Dreyfus Co.Court of Appeals of Texas · 1915
3Cited by20 opinions
- Laird Palmer v. Garson C. Jackson, Clerk of the Supreme Court of Texas in Its Statutory Role Pursuant to the State Bar Act of TexasCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1980
- Drake v. Trinity Universal Insurance Co.Texas Supreme Court · 1980
- Zapalac v. Cain, Texas Court of Appeals, 1st District (Houston)2001
- Currie v. DrakeCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1977
- Barrett v. Parchman, Texas Court of Appeals, 5th District (Dallas)1984
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