Witcher v. JSD PROPERTIES, LLC

CARLEY, Presiding Justice.

Elnora Maxey became the guardian of Sean Demetri Hall after the death of his parents. Ms. Maxey died in 1996, and her estate consisted of two residential properties. Anthony Cooper petitioned to probate Ms. Maxey’s will, and to be appointed executor. The will designated Hall as the sole devisee. Hall’s new guardian Julia Annette Jordan filed a caveat objecting to the appointment of Cooper as executor. During a hearing before the probate court, Cooper stated that he would distribute the estate to four alleged children of Ms. Maxey, an altercation ensued, Cooper was…