in the Matter of the Estate of Betty Jo Collins

NO. 12-20-00261-CV IN THE COURT OF APPEALS TWELFTH COURT OF APPEALS DISTRICT TYLER, TEXAS IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE § APPEAL FROM THE OF BETTY JO COLLINS, § COUNTY COURT AT LAW NO. 3 DECEASED § SMITH COUNTY, TEXAS OPINION Appellant John Russell Hobbs challenges the denial of his plea to the jurisdiction and his removal as executor of the estate of the decedent, Betty Jo Collins. In three issues, Hobbs argues that the trial court (1) erred by denying his plea to the jurisdiction, (2) abused its discretion by removing him as executor, and (3) erred by ordering him to pay his own attorney’s…