COMBS v. KAUFMAN COUNTY

No. 05-07-01152-CV.

274 S.W.3d 922 (2008)

Jo Ann E. COMBS, Appellant, v. KAUFMAN COUNTY, Texas, Wayne Gent, Jim Deller, Gerald Rowden, Kenneth Schoen, Ken Leonard and Hal D. Jones, Appellees.

Court of Appeals of Texas, Dallas.

Rehearing Overruled January 29, 2009.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Richard B. Schiro, Law Offices of Richard B. Schrio, Dallas, for Appellant.

Charles R. Kimbrough, Bickerstaff, Heath, Smiley, Pollan, Kever & McDani, Bradley Bruce Young, Bickerstaff Heath Delgado Acosta LLP, Austin, for Appellees.

Before Justices MOSELEY, RICHTER and FRANCIS.


OPINION

Opinion by Justice RICHTER.

This is a subject matter jurisdiction case. Jo Ann E. Combs ("Guardian") appeals dismissal of her lawsuit to collect fees generated during a guardianship proceeding (the "WD Guardianship"). The trial court found the district court in which the WD Guardianship proceeded (the "Guardianship Court") never obtained subject matter jurisdiction over the WD Guardianship and any orders entered by that court were void. The trial...

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