OLDHAM v. KEATON

No. 8718.

597 S.W.2d 938 (1980)

Beatty OLDHAM, Individually and as Independent Executor of the Estate of Annie Hillboldt, Deceased, Appellant, v. Leroy KEATON and Bob Keaton, Appellees.

Court of Civil Appeals of Texas, Texarkana.

Rehearing Denied March 31, 1980.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert E. Morse, Jr., C. Boone Schwartzel, Vinson & Elkins, Houston, for appellant.

Charley L. Smith, Douglass D. Hearne, Stayton, Maloney, Hearne & Babb, Austin, for appellees.


CORNELIUS, Chief Justice.

Leroy Keaton and Bob Keaton brought this action against Beatty Oldham, independent executor of the will of Annie Hillboldt, deceased, to compel Oldham to close the independent administration and distribute the assets of the estate to the trustees of a testamentary trust created by the will. The suit also sought the return of alleged excess executor's fees and the removal of Oldham as one of the trustees of the trust.

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