Estate of Davis v. Cook
Texas Court of Appeals, 4th District (San Antonio)
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
Opinion by:
CATHERINE STONE, Justice.
This summary judgment appeal arises from a will contest surrounding the disposition of Estha Cartwright Davis’ estate, worth close to three million dollars. In multiple issues, the will contestants bring three general complaints on appeal: a) propriety of the no-evidence summary judgment; b) award of attorney’s fees; and c) order of sanctions.
Factual and PROCEDURAL Background
At the age of ninety-nine, Estha Davis (hereinafter “Estha”) executed the will at issue in 1995. The will provisions made the following distributions: (1) $1,000,000 to Ruth Cook…
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