CARTER v. KAHLER

No. 01-93-01114-CV.

902 S.W.2d 85 (1995)

Jesse P. CARTER and Jeanne L. Carter, Individually and as Next Friend of Jesse Vincent Carter, a Minor, Appellants, v. Janiece KAHLER and the Estate of Victor L. Kahler, Deceased, Appellees.

Court of Appeals of Texas, Houston (1st Dist.).

Rehearing Overruled July 13, 1995.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Kevin Dubose, Houston, G. Riley Hetherington, Katy, for appellant.

Richard L. Doehring, Houston, for appellees.

Before OLIVER-PARROTT, C.J., and ANDELL and HEDGES, JJ.


OPINION

ANDELL, Justice.

In this appeal of a claim classification order from a probate court, we must decide whether under TEX.PROB.CODE ANN. § 322 (Vernon Supp.1995), the filing of a lawsuit meets the requirements of legal exhibition of a claim. We hold that it does.

Underlying this claim is a multi-million-dollar judgment from a medical malpractice suit, in favor of appellants Jesse P. Carter, Jeanne L. Carter, and Jesse Vincent Carter, and...

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