Universe Life Insurance Co. v. Giles

OPINION

GRANT, Justice.

Universe Life Insurance Company, AIA Services Corporation, and AIA Insurance, Inc. (Universe), appeal from an ex parte turnover order in favor of Ida M. Giles awarding $1,500 in attorney’s fees and from the court’s refusal to consider Rule 18 sanctions. 1

Universe challenges the trial court’s turnover order in three points of error, contending that the trial court erred in entering a turnover order because Universe had fully superseded the judgment, in conducting an ex parte hearing on the turnover order, and in refusing to consider sanctions under Rule 18.

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