Dolenz v. Vail

OPINION

Opinion by

Justice MOSELEY.

Dmitri Vail, an artist, died in 1991, and Nancy Vail, his widow, was appointed independent executrix of his will and estate. According to appellant Bernard Dolenz, Dmitri Vail had pledged paintings from the Dmitri Vail trust as payment to Dolenz for legal fees. This appeal concerns Do-lenz’s claims that he should receive trust assets as a secured UCC creditor. Specifically, Dolenz appeals the probate court’s order denying his “Motion to Take Possession of All Paintings and Collateral Secured by Security Agreement from Dmitri Vail to Bernard Dolenz.” For the…