In In re McCown, a county court had a contested probate matter, and a party filed a motion to assign a statutory probate judge and another party filed a motion to transfer the case to a district court. No. 10-20-00128-CV, 2020 Tex. App. LEXIS 6276 (Tex. App.—Waco August 10, 2020, original proceeding). After the county court entered an order transferring the case to the district court, the party seeking a statutory probate judge filed a petition for writ of mandamus.
Continue Reading Court Granted Mandamus Relief To Reverse A Probate Court’s Order Transferring A Case To A District Court
mandamus
Court Held That Estate Representative Was Entitled To Discover Documents To Establish A Claim
By David Fowler Johnson on
Posted in Cases Decided, Texas Court of Appeals
In In re Cokinos, Boisien & Young, a representative of an estate of a deceased attorney sought documents from a law firm related to an alleged agreement to share fees. No. 05-16-01331-CV, 2017 Tex. App. LEXIS 6911 (Tex. App.—Dallas July 25, 2017, original proceeding). The trial court ordered that the estate representative have access…
Court of Appeals Granted Mandamus Relief To Transfer Venue To County Where A Trust Was Administered
By David Fowler Johnson on
Posted in Cases Decided, Texas Court of Appeals
In In re Green, a beneficiary filed suit against a trustee for breach of fiduciary duty and misappropriation of corporate funds. No. 08-16-00233-CV, 2016 Tex. App. LEXIS 12830 (Tex. App.—El Paso December 2, 2016, original proceeding). The defendant filed a motion to transfer venue and filed an affidavit where he “averred that he had…