Howe State Bank v. Crookham

OPINION

LAGARDE, Justice.

Howe State Bank appeals a district court order dismissing its suit on a rejected claim filed against Foy Jean Crookham and Patsy Jean Crookham, co-administratrices of the estate of Ota Foy Crookham. In one point of error, appellant asserts that the trial court erred in dismissing its suit for want of jurisdiction because the Texas Constitution and Texas Probate Code grant the district court jurisdiction. We affirm.

On May 24, 1989, Ota Foy Crookham, decedent, executed and delivered to appellant a promissory note in the amount of $135,000 due and payable on May 24,1990.…