Legal Opinion
In Re Estate of Washington
Texas Court of Appeals, 6th District (Texarkana)
Decided June 30, 2009No. 06-08-00121-CVPublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
Opinion by
Justice MOSELEY.
The probate court denied the request of Bobbie Washington (hereafter referred to as Bobbie) to be reimbursed by the estate of Lonie Washington (hereafter referred to as Lonie) for attorney's fees expended by her in two different kinds of actions connected to the underlying probate proceedings. Bobbie now appeals the trial court's denial of those requests, contending that the trial court abused its discretion. We disagree, find no abuse of discretion, and affirm the trial court's judgment.
Factual and Procedural Background
Lonie died in 1991, and his estate, even…
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