GRIFFIN v. BARR

No. 19822.

587 S.W.2d 477 (1979)

James Herrin GRIFFIN, Temporary Guardian of the Estate of Willie Pearl Barr, Incompetent, Appellant, v. Willie Pearl BARR, Appellee.

Court of Civil Appeals of Texas, Dallas.

Rehearing Denied October 1, 1979.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John W. Henvey, Office of Timothy E. Kelley, Dallas, for appellant.

Burt Berry, Dallas, for appellee.

Before GUITTARD, C. J., and CARVER and HUMPHREYS, JJ.


CARVER, Justice.

Following the termination of a temporary guardianship proceeding, a jury trial was conducted in the probate court to fix the reasonable and necessary expenses, including attorneys' fees, to be allowed to the temporary guardian. The probate court entered its judgment on the jury's verdict and the temporary guardian appeals. The temporary guardian asserts that the probate court erred in submitting the issues to the jury, in submitting the amount of...

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