Colonial American Casualty and Surety Company v. Nancy Scherer, Successor Administrator of the Estate of Kimberly Lynn Lambert

TEXAS COURT OF APPEALS, THIRD DISTRICT, AT AUSTIN

NO. 03-06-00097-CV

Colonial American Casualty and Surety Company, Appellant

v.

Nancy Scherer, Successor Administrator of the Estate of Kimberly Lynn Lambert, Deceased, Appellee

FROM THE PROBATE COURT NO. 1 OF TRAVIS COUNTY,

NO. 69,706-A, HONORABLE GUY S. HERMAN, JUDGE PRESIDING

O P I N I O N

The question presented by this appeal is whether the surety on a bond securing the original administrator of an estate is liable for attorney's fees incurred by a successor administrator in a suit against the original administrator for neglect and mismanagement of…