Legal Opinion
In re Houston
Louisiana Court of Appeal
Decided August 15, 2018No. 52,181-CAPublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtCox, J.
This appeal arises from the First Judicial District Court, Caddo Parish, Louisiana. A jury found Hanh Williams ("Ms. Williams") breached her fiduciary duty as trustee of the Fred L. Houston Inter Vivos Trust ("Trust") and executrix of Fred Houston's ("Mr. Houston") estate ("Estate"). The jury charged Ms. Williams with $1.1 million in damages for breach of duty to the Trust and determined she was liable to the Estate for $460,605. Ms. Williams has appealed the jury's verdict. For the following reasons, we affirm.
FACTS
Mr. Houston was the widower of Eleanor Houston. Eleanor was the only wife of…
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