Trinity Universal Insurance Co. v. Drake

AKIN, Justice.

This is a sequel to a dispute concerning the payment of attorney’s fees from the Estate of Eugene Duncan. This is the fourth appeal concerning this estate and a brief background is necessary to fully understand the issues presented by this appeal. In 1968, Elizabeth Holt was appointed administratrix of the Duncan estate in Texas. In New Hampshire, appellee, Millard Drake, was appointed executor of the Duncan estate under Duncan’s will which was probated in New Hampshire. Appellee attempted to have the New Hampshire will admitted to probate in Texas as a foreign will and to have…