Texas Appellate Court Reverses Imprecise Injunction but Upholds County Court Jurisdiction via Statutory Probate Judge Assignment
Original: Court Reverses Temporary Injunction In Trust Case Where The Order Was Not Sufficiently Precise But Held That County Court At Law Had Jurisdiction Over Dispute Because A Statutory Probate Judge Presided Over The Case
Short summary
A Texas appellate court reversed a temporary injunction in an estate dispute where an 81-year-old man's children challenged estate documents favoring his new wife. The court held that a county court at law had jurisdiction over trust claims because a statutory probate judge was assigned to preside over the case, extending the court's jurisdiction to trust disputes under Estates Code Section 32.007. However, the injunction order was reversed for lacking sufficient precision.
- •Court held county court at law had jurisdiction over trust claims via assigned statutory probate judge
- •Jurisdiction extended under Estates Code Section 32.007 granting concurrent jurisdiction with district court
- •Temporary injunction reversed for insufficient precision in freezing estate assets
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