Legal Opinion
In Re Vorwerk
Texas Court of Appeals, 3rd District (Austin)
Decided November 30, 1999No. 03-99-00478-CVPublishedCited by 20 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LEE YEAKEL, Justice.
Section 5(b) of the Texas Probate Code provides that in contested probate matters a constitutional county court may request the appointment of a statutory probate judge or transfer the contested portion to district court. See Tex. Prob.Code Ann. § 5(b) (West Supp.1999). Section 5(b) further provides that the county court, if requested, shall transfer contested probate matters “according to the motion.” See id. Relator filed the only motion seeking a transfer from county court and requested the appointment of a statutory probate judge. The county court transferred the…
2Cases cited13 opinions
- Cameron v. Terrell & Garrett, Inc.Texas Supreme Court · 1981
- Sorokolit v. RhodesTexas Supreme Court · 1994
- Morrison v. ChanTexas Supreme Court · 1985
- Monsanto Co. v. Cornerstones Municipal Utility DistrictTexas Supreme Court · 1993
- Ex Parte PruittTexas Supreme Court · 1977
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3Cited by20 opinions
- Woollett v. Matyastik, Texas Court of Appeals, 3rd District (Austin)2000
- In Re Texas Windstorm Insurance Ass'n, Texas Court of Appeals, 9th District (Beaumont)2003
- In Re Lewis, Texas Court of Appeals, 10th District (Waco)2006
- In Re Denison, Texas Court of Appeals, 11th District (Eastland)2004
- In Re John G. Kenedy Memorial Foundation, Texas Court of Appeals, 13th District2004
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