Matter of Estate of Kidd

BOYD, Justice.

This is an appeal from the trial court’s imposition of discovery sanctions in a will contest. The parties to the appeal are appellant Joel B. Mitchell, independent executor of the estate of Louise Kidd, and Joel’s daughter, appellee Terri Mitchell, a beneficiary of the estate. As father and daughter, the parties share the same last name. Without intending any indecorous familiarity, we will refer to the parties by their first names for purposes of clarity.

In six points of error, Joel contends the trial court erred by (1) imposing $2,757.50 in attorney’s fees as sanctions for…