Court of Civil Appeals of Texas, 2019

in Re Estate of Elizabeth Betty Jean Wilwerding Through It's Personal Representative Carol Sousa

in Re Estate of Elizabeth Betty Jean Wilwerding Through It's Personal Representative Carol Sousa
Court of Civil Appeals of Texas · Decided June 6, 2019

in Re Estate of Elizabeth Betty Jean Wilwerding Through It's Personal Representative Carol Sousa

Opinion

Petition for Writ of Mandamus Denied and Memorandum Opinion filed June 6, 2019.

In The Fourteenth Court of Appeals NO. 14-19-00425-CV

IN RE ESTATE OF ELIZABETH BETTY JEAN WILWERDING THROUGH ITS PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE CAROL SOUSA, Relator

ORIGINAL PROCEEDING WRIT OF MANDAMUS 151st District Court Harris County, Texas Trial Court Cause No. 2016-77743 MEMORANDUM OPINION On May 22, 2019, relator the Estate of Elizabeth Betty Jean Wilwerding Through its Personal Representative Carol Sousa filed a petition for writ of mandamus in this court. See Tex. Gov’t Code Ann. § 22.221; see also Tex. R. App. P. 52. In the petition, relator asks this court to compel the Honorable Mike Engelhart, presiding judge of the 151st District Court of Harris County, to strike the current arbitrator and hold an evidentiary hearing concerning whether the decedent had the capacity to sign the contract at issue or whether the contract is void.

Relator has not established that it is entitled to mandamus relief. Accordingly, we deny relator’s petition for writ of mandamus.

PER CURIAM Panel consists of Justices Christopher, Bourliot, and Zimmerer.

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