Legal Opinion
In Re Estate of Wilcox
Texas Court of Appeals, 9th District (Beaumont)
Decided May 11, 2006No. 09-05-523 CVPublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
STEVE McKEITHEN, Chief Justice.
Appellant Mary Lou Wilcox appeals from an order awarding attorney’s fees to appellee Peter Wilcox. We reverse and render.
BACKGROUND
Mary Lou Wilcox and her brothers, H. Douglas Wilcox (“Doug”), Rex E. Wilcox, and Peter V. Wilcox were named as beneficiaries under the will of their mother, Irma Lou Wilcox. The will named Doug and Rex as independent co-executors and Peter as an alternate co-executor. 1 After the will was admitted to probate, Mary Lou sued Doug, Rex, and Peter, as well as an accountant and his firm. Mary Lou alleged numerous causes of action,…
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3Cited by2 opinions
- Ardelia Austin and Allayne Austin// Betty Simmons Austin v. Betty Simmons Austin// Ardelia Austin and Allayne Austin, Texas Court of Appeals, 3rd District (Austin)2019
- in Re Rex E. Wilcox and H. Doug Wilcox, Individually and as Independent Co-Executors of the Estate of Irma Lou Wilcox, Texas Court of Appeals, 9th District (Beaumont)2008