NGUYEN v. MORALES

No. 01-96-01249-CV.

962 S.W.2d 93 (1997)

The Estate of Thuy Nhu NGUYEN, Than Dinh Nguyen, Tham Thi Nguyen, Vu Nguyen, Hung Huy Nguyen, and Huy Tuong Nguyen, Appellants, v. Dan MORALES, State Attorney General, State of Texas, Appellee.

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

November 13, 1997.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James F. Andrews, Houston, for appellants.

Lucy E. Del Prado Dietz, Austin, for appellee.

Before TAFT, ANDELL and PRICE, JJ.


OPINION

TAFT, Justice.

In this appeal, we are asked to decide whether an estate is a proper claimant under the Texas Crime Victim's Compensation Act,1 and therefore entitled to compensation under the Act. The trial court held it was not, and dismissed the appeal of a previous administrative hearing for want of jurisdiction. We affirm.

Facts

Thuy Nhu Nguyen and her boyfriend were found dead on January 6, 1995...

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