Legal Opinion
In Re Estate of Washington
Texas Court of Appeals, 6th District (Texarkana)
Decided September 3, 2008No. 06-07-00148-CVPublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
Opinion by
Justice CARTER.
I. Factual and Procedural Background
Lonie Washington died in 1991, and his estate has been involved in litigation for many years. 1 Washington was married at the time of his death, but had no children. His will specifically named the relatives (aunts and uncles) whose children were to receive specified percentages of his estate. He directed all assets to be sold and the money divided (apparently anticipating some disagreements amongst the family) in accordance with the stated percentages.
Washington determined the percentages “based upon my opinion of how much…
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