Legal Opinion
In Re Estate of Rothrock
Texas Court of Appeals, 12th District (Tyler)
Decided May 5, 2010No. 12-09-00210-CVPublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
JAMES T. WORTHEN, Chief Justice.
Jerry E. Rothrock appeals the trial court’s order denying his application to probate his father’s will as a muniment of title. In one issue, Jerry contends the trial court erred in determining that he was in default for failing to probate his father’s will within the statutory period. We affirm.
Background
In 1986, Everett H. Rothrock, Jerry’s father, signed a will appointing Jerry as the independent executor of the will and naming him as the sole beneficiary of the estate. Everett died on June 5, 1994. In September 2008, Jerry was notified by an oil and…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Canal Insurance Co. v. Hopkins, Texas Court of Appeals, 12th District (Tyler)2007
- Santa Fe Petroleum, L.L.C. v. Star Canyon Corp., Texas Court of Appeals, 12th District (Tyler)2004
- St. Mary's Orphan Asylum v. MastersonCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1909
- Schindler v. Schindler, Texas Court of Appeals, 5th District (Dallas)2003
- Brown v. ByrdCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1974
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3Cited by11 opinions
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- Casey A. Koehler and Jennifer Phy, as Administratrix of the Estate of Evelyn Landua Koehler v. Kanda Koehler, Texas Court of Appeals, 3rd District (Austin)2015
- Francis v. BetsuieNavajo Nation Supreme Court · 2011
- Linda Ferreira v. Douglas W. Butler and Debra L. Butler, Texas Court of Appeals, 14th District (Houston)2017
- McKenna Lynn Kuhr v. Ronald Smith, Texas Court of Appeals, 3rd District (Austin)2022
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