Legal Opinion
Malone v. Thomas
Court of Appeals of Texas
Decided May 18, 2000No. 01-98-01427-CVPublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
ERIC ANDELL, Justice.
Jim Ed Brooks, Jr. died in 1996. Since then, several individuals have claimed to be his heirs. A probate court judge signed a judgment declaring Travis Tremaine Thomas to be the sole heir to the decedent’s estate. Jimmie Malone, the sister of Jim Brooks, Jr., appeals that judgment, claiming the probate court made its decision based on an order of paternity that she argues was void as a matter of law. We affirm.
FACTS
Jim Brooks, Jr. died intestate on December 22, 1996, in Harris County, Texas. He was survived by several brothers and sisters, including the appellant,…
2Cases cited1 opinion
3Cited by4 opinions
- Jeter v. McGraw, Texas Court of Appeals, 9th District (Beaumont)2007
- In the Interest of M.H.. C.H., J.H., M.H., M.H. and M.H., Children v. Department of Family and Protective Services, Texas Court of Appeals, 1st District (Houston)2025
- Jeter v. McGraw, Texas Court of Appeals, 9th District (Beaumont)2007
- Leonard Jeter v. Bill McGraw, Ramona Katharine McGraw and John D. Farr, Artie R. Farr Brooks and the Estate of Willie MacK Farr, Texas Court of Appeals, 9th District (Beaumont)2007