Legal Opinion

In the Estate of Gaines

Texas Court of Appeals, 14th District (Houston)

Decided September 11, 2008No. 14-07-00257-CVPublishedCited by 33 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

JOHN S. ANDERSON, Justice.

Appellants, Veronica Davis and Gelene Gaines, appeal from the trial court’s orders (1) disqualifying Davis from serving as the independent executor of Margaret Lynn Gaines’s estate (“the Estate”), (2) requiring Davis to turn over estate funds to the court’s registry, (3) denying Davis’s Motion to Compel/Motion for Contempt, (4) granting Prosperity Bank (“the Bank”) attorney’s fees, and (5) denying Davis’s claims for money against the Estate.

In eight issues, appellants argue (1) the trial court improperly disqualified Davis from serving as the independent…

2Cases cited20 opinions

  1. Downer v. Aquamarine Operators, Inc.Texas Supreme Court · 1985
  2. Cire v. CummingsTexas Supreme Court · 2004
  3. In Re CSX Corp.Texas Supreme Court · 2003
  4. Stoner v. ThompsonTexas Supreme Court · 1979
  5. Crowson v. WakehamTexas Supreme Court · 1995

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3Cited by33 opinions

  1. Prize Energy Resources, L.P. v. Cliff Hoskins, Inc., Texas Court of Appeals, 4th District (San Antonio)2011
  2. Guyton v. Monteau, Texas Court of Appeals, 14th District (Houston)2011
  3. Eastland v. Eastland, Texas Court of Appeals, 14th District (Houston)2008
  4. Paul E. Nunu v. Nancy Nunu Risk and Charles L. Nunu, Texas Court of Appeals, 14th District (Houston)2019
  5. In re Estate of NunuCourt of Appeals of Texas · 2017

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