Supreme Court of Texas

In a probate proceeding, an appeal is dismissed for lack of jurisdiction where Tex. Civ. Prac. & Rem. Code section 51.014(a)(2) did not permit defendant to pursue an interlocutory appeal of a trial court's order refusing to remove an estate executor.

Appellate Information

• Argued 03/22/2005
• Decided 04/21/2006
• Published 04/21/2006

Judges

• Chief Justice JEFFERSON delivered the opinion of the Court.

Court

• Supreme Court of Texas

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• W. Wendell Hall, Rosemarie Kanusky, Lara Michelle Johnson, Fulbright & Jaworski L.L.P., San Antonio, Carlos Zaffirini, Zaffirini & Castillo, Laredo, for Petitioner., Kenneth A. Valls, Wilson Trevino Freed Valls & Trevino, LLP, Laredo, for Amicus Curiae., Michael W. Perrin, Adam P. Schiffer, Christian Garza, King & Spalding, LLP, Houston, Julio A. Garcia, Laredo, Jason Murray Davis, Law Office of Jason Davis, P.C., San Antonio, for Others.


• For Appellees:
  
• Homero G. Martinez, Homero G. Martinez, PLLC, Laredo, Shannon H. Ratliff, Ratliff Law Firm, P.L.L.C., Austin, Randall A. Pulman, Alcide Federico Longoria, Pulman, Bresnahan & Pullen, L.L.P., San Antonio, Bruce John Werstak, III, Sames & Werstak, L.L.P., Laredo, for Respondent.