Bill Youngkin v. Billy G. Hines, Jr.

OPINION

REX D. DAVIS Justice

Appellant Bill Youngkin, an attorney, represented plaintiffs Buetta and Rajena Scott in a lawsuit that sought to give them ownership of 45 acres that was part of a 285-acre tract in Brazos County. 1 The Seotts alleged that they had paid all of the property taxes on the family-owned land and that, because the other heirs had not contributed to paying the taxes, the other heirs should lose their ownership interests. Appellee Billy G. Hines, Jr., one of the defendants in the Seotts’ suit, asserted that he had paid all or part of the taxes on the 45 acres.

During trial,…