Legal Opinion

WILCOTS v. Wiggins

Texas Court of Appeals, 5th District (Dallas)

Decided February 26, 2010No. 05-08-01521-CVPublishedCited by 2 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

Opinion By

Justice LANG-MIERS.

Hollis Wilcots, acting pro se while incarcerated, sued his sister, Arecie Wiggins, Good Street Baptist Church Federal Credit Union, and its manager, Linda Shanklin, for damages under the Texas Theft Liability Act. See Tex. Civ. PRAC. & Rem.Code Ann. § 134.001-.005 (Vernon 2005). The trial court granted summary judgment in favor of the Credit Union and Shanklin and dismissed Wilcots’s claims against his sister for want of prosecution. Wilcots appeals. We affirm.

Background

Wilcots received an inheritance of over $6000, presumably from his mother’s estate.…

2Cases cited10 opinions

  1. City of Keller v. WilsonTexas Supreme Court · 2005
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  4. Sudan v. SudanTexas Supreme Court · 2006
  5. Friendswood Development Co. v. McDade + Co.Texas Supreme Court · 1996

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3Cited by2 opinions

  1. Nelson v. PaganCourt of Appeals of Texas · 2012
  2. Wilbert Family Ltd. Partnership v. Dallas Area Rapid TransitCourt of Appeals of Texas · 2012

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