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      <P class=3DMsoNormal><A name=3Da3><B><SPAN=20
      style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 13pt">Affirmed</SPAN></B></A><B><SPAN=20
      style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 13pt"> and Memorandum Opinion filed April 19,=20
      2007.</SPAN></B></P>
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13pt"></SPAN></B>&nbsp;</P>
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      <P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"TEXT-ALIGN: center" =
align=3Dcenter><B><SPAN=20
      style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 13pt">In The</SPAN></B></P>
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      style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 13pt"></SPAN></B>&nbsp;</P>
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align=3Dcenter><B><SPAN=20
      style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 18pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'EngrvrsOldEng =
BT'">Fourteenth Court=20
      of Appeals</SPAN></B></P>
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align=3Dcenter><B><SPAN=20
      style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 13pt; FONT-FAMILY: =
Shruti">____________</SPAN></B></P>
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align=3Dcenter><B><SPAN=20
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      <P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"TEXT-ALIGN: center" =
align=3Dcenter><B><SPAN=20
      style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 13pt; FONT-FAMILY: Shruti">NO. <A=20
      name=3Da4>14-05-00998-CV</A></SPAN></B></P>
      <P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"TEXT-ALIGN: center" =
align=3Dcenter><B><SPAN=20
      style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 13pt; FONT-FAMILY: =
Shruti">____________</SPAN></B></P>
      <P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"TEXT-ALIGN: center" =
align=3Dcenter><B><SPAN=20
      style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 13pt; FONT-FAMILY: =
Shruti"></SPAN></B>&nbsp;</P>
      <P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"TEXT-ALIGN: center" =
align=3Dcenter><A=20
      name=3Da5><B><SPAN style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 13pt; FONT-FAMILY: =
Shruti">MARVIN V.=20
      FLETCHER</SPAN></B></A><B><SPAN=20
      style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 13pt; FONT-FAMILY: Shruti">, =
Appellant</SPAN></B></P>
      <P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"TEXT-ALIGN: center" =
align=3Dcenter><B><SPAN=20
      style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 13pt; FONT-FAMILY: =
Shruti"></SPAN></B>&nbsp;</P>
      <P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"TEXT-ALIGN: center" =
align=3Dcenter><B><SPAN=20
      style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 13pt; FONT-FAMILY: Shruti">V.</SPAN></B></P>
      <P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"TEXT-ALIGN: center" =
align=3Dcenter><B><SPAN=20
      style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 13pt; FONT-FAMILY: =
Shruti"></SPAN></B>&nbsp;</P>
      <P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"TEXT-ALIGN: center" =
align=3Dcenter><A=20
      name=3Da6><B><SPAN style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 13pt; FONT-FAMILY: =
Shruti">WILLIE T.=20
      HARRIS</SPAN></B></A><B><SPAN=20
      style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 13pt; FONT-FAMILY: Shruti">, =
Appellee</SPAN></B></P>
      <P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"TEXT-ALIGN: center" =
align=3Dcenter><B><SPAN=20
      style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 13pt; FONT-FAMILY: =
Shruti"></SPAN></B>&nbsp;</P>
      <P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"LINE-HEIGHT: 2.85pt; TEXT-ALIGN: =
center"=20
      align=3Dcenter><SPAN=20
      style=3D"MARGIN-TOP: 0px; Z-INDEX: -2; LEFT: 0px; MARGIN-LEFT: =
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      <P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"TEXT-ALIGN: center" =
align=3Dcenter><SPAN=20
      style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 13pt; FONT-FAMILY: Shruti"></SPAN>&nbsp;</P>
      <P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"TEXT-ALIGN: center" =
align=3Dcenter><B><SPAN=20
      style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 13pt; FONT-FAMILY: Shruti">On Appeal from the =
<A=20
      name=3Da7>Probate Court No. 4</A></SPAN></B></P>
      <P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"TEXT-ALIGN: center" =
align=3Dcenter><A=20
      name=3Da8><B><SPAN=20
      style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 13pt; FONT-FAMILY: =
Shruti">Harris</SPAN></B></A><B><SPAN=20
      style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 13pt; FONT-FAMILY: Shruti"> County, =
Texas</SPAN></B></P>
      <P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"TEXT-ALIGN: center" =
align=3Dcenter><B><SPAN=20
      style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 13pt; FONT-FAMILY: Shruti">Trial Court Cause =
No. <A=20
      name=3Da9>339,982-401</A></SPAN></B></P>
      <P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"TEXT-ALIGN: center" =
align=3Dcenter><B><SPAN=20
      style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 13pt; FONT-FAMILY: =
Shruti"></SPAN></B>&nbsp;</P>
      <P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"LINE-HEIGHT: 2.85pt; TEXT-ALIGN: =
center"=20
      align=3Dcenter><SPAN=20
      style=3D"MARGIN-TOP: 0px; Z-INDEX: -1; LEFT: 0px; MARGIN-LEFT: =
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      height=3D4 src=3D"" width=3D624></SPAN></P>
      <P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"TEXT-ALIGN: center" =
align=3Dcenter><SPAN=20
      style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 13pt; FONT-FAMILY: Shruti"></SPAN>&nbsp;</P>
      <P class=3DMsoNormal=20
      style=3D"MARGIN-BOTTOM: 7.35pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; TEXT-ALIGN: =
center"=20
      align=3Dcenter><B><SPAN=20
      style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 14pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; FONT-FAMILY: =
Shruti">M E M O R=20
      A N D U M&nbsp;&nbsp; O P I N I O N</SPAN></B></P></DIV><B><SPAN=20
      style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 13pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; FONT-FAMILY: =
Shruti"><BR=20
      style=3D"PAGE-BREAK-BEFORE: auto" clear=3Dall></SPAN></B>
      <DIV class=3DSection2>
      <P class=3DMsoNormal=20
      style=3D"MARGIN-BOTTOM: 6.8pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0.5in; LINE-HEIGHT: =
150%; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><SPAN=20
      style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 13pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; FONT-FAMILY: =
Shruti">Appellant,=20
      Marvin Fletcher, received letters testamentary after presenting a =
will=20
      (the </SPAN><SPAN=20
      style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 13pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; FONT-FAMILY: 'WP =
TypographicSymbols'">A</SPAN><SPAN=20
      style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 13pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; FONT-FAMILY: =
Shruti">Fletcher=20
      will</SPAN><SPAN=20
      style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 13pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; FONT-FAMILY: 'WP =
TypographicSymbols'">@</SPAN><SPAN=20
      style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 13pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; FONT-FAMILY: =
Shruti">) to the=20
      probate court when his uncle died in 2003.&nbsp; Appellee, Willie =
Harris,=20
      contested the will Marvin Fletcher presented and presented a =
second will=20
      (the </SPAN><SPAN=20
      style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 13pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; FONT-FAMILY: 'WP =
TypographicSymbols'">A</SPAN><SPAN=20
      style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 13pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; FONT-FAMILY: =
Shruti">Harris=20
      will</SPAN><SPAN=20
      style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 13pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; FONT-FAMILY: 'WP =
TypographicSymbols'">@</SPAN><SPAN=20
      style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 13pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; FONT-FAMILY: =
Shruti">) that had=20
      been executed two days later than the Fletcher will.&nbsp; The =
trial court=20
      held a bench trial and determined that the Harris will was the =
most=20
      current will and that it had revoked all previous wills, was not a =

      forgery, and was not produced by fraud, duress, or undue =
influence.&nbsp;=20
      The trial court issued Harris letters testamentary and recognized =
Harris=20
      as executrix of the estate.&nbsp; Marvin appeals raising seven =
issues,=20
      four challenging the legal and factual sufficiency of the trial=20
      court</SPAN><SPAN=20
      style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 13pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; FONT-FAMILY: 'WP =
TypographicSymbols'">=3D</SPAN><SPAN=20
      style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 13pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; FONT-FAMILY: =
Shruti">s findings=20
      of fact and conclusions of law and three challenging the trial=20
      court</SPAN><SPAN=20
      style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 13pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; FONT-FAMILY: 'WP =
TypographicSymbols'">=3D</SPAN><SPAN=20
      style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 13pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; FONT-FAMILY: =
Shruti">s refusal=20
      to award Marvin attorney</SPAN><SPAN=20
      style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 13pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; FONT-FAMILY: 'WP =
TypographicSymbols'">=3D</SPAN><SPAN=20
      style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 13pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; FONT-FAMILY: =
Shruti">s=20
      fees.&nbsp; We affirm.</SPAN></P>
      <P class=3DMsoNormal=20
      style=3D"MARGIN-BOTTOM: 7.35pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; TEXT-ALIGN: =
center"=20
      align=3Dcenter><B><SPAN=20
      style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 14pt; TEXT-TRANSFORM: uppercase; LINE-HEIGHT: =
150%; FONT-FAMILY: Shruti">I.&nbsp;=20
      Background</SPAN></B></P>
      <P class=3DMsoNormal=20
      style=3D"MARGIN-BOTTOM: 6.8pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0.5in; LINE-HEIGHT: =
150%; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><SPAN=20
      style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 13pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; FONT-FAMILY: =
Shruti">The=20
      decedent, Marvia Fletcher (</SPAN><SPAN=20
      style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 13pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; FONT-FAMILY: 'WP =
TypographicSymbols'">A</SPAN><SPAN=20
      style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 13pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; FONT-FAMILY: =
Shruti">Marvia</SPAN><SPAN=20
      style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 13pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; FONT-FAMILY: 'WP =
TypographicSymbols'">@</SPAN><SPAN=20
      style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 13pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; FONT-FAMILY: =
Shruti">), died=20
      May 31, 2003, at the age of eighty four.&nbsp; He had no =
children.&nbsp;=20
      Upon his death, his nephew and namesake, Marvin Fletcher =
(</SPAN><SPAN=20
      style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 13pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; FONT-FAMILY: 'WP =
TypographicSymbols'">A</SPAN><SPAN=20
      style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 13pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; FONT-FAMILY: =
Shruti">Marvin</SPAN><SPAN=20
      style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 13pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; FONT-FAMILY: 'WP =
TypographicSymbols'">@</SPAN><SPAN=20
      style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 13pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; FONT-FAMILY: =
Shruti">),=20
      tendered a will executed October 25, 2002.&nbsp; The trial court =
issued=20
      Marvin letters testamentary, and he began winding up the =
estate.&nbsp;=20
      Willie Harris, Marvia</SPAN><SPAN=20
      style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 13pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; FONT-FAMILY: 'WP =
TypographicSymbols'">=3D</SPAN><SPAN=20
      style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 13pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; FONT-FAMILY: =
Shruti">s=20
      goddaughter, then filed a will executed October 27, 2002 along =
with a=20
      motion for new trial, application to probate the second will, and =
contest=20
      to the first will.</SPAN></P>
      <P class=3DMsoNormal=20
      style=3D"MARGIN-BOTTOM: 6.8pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0.5in; LINE-HEIGHT: =
150%; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><SPAN=20
      style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 13pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; FONT-FAMILY: =
Shruti">Marvia was=20
      married to Gertie Fletcher, who predeceased him.&nbsp; According =
to=20
      Marvin, after Gertie</SPAN><SPAN=20
      style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 13pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; FONT-FAMILY: 'WP =
TypographicSymbols'">=3D</SPAN><SPAN=20
      style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 13pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; FONT-FAMILY: =
Shruti">s death,=20
      Marvia suggested he should make a will, and so Marvin had his =
attorney=20
      draw up a will.&nbsp; Marvin drove Marvia to this =
attorney</SPAN><SPAN=20
      style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 13pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; FONT-FAMILY: 'WP =
TypographicSymbols'">=3D</SPAN><SPAN=20
      style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 13pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; FONT-FAMILY: =
Shruti">s office=20
      on October 25, 2002, and Marvia executed the will devising his =
entire=20
      estate to Marvin.&nbsp; However, two witnesses and a notary =
affirmed they=20
      witnessed Marvia execute a will devising his entire estate to =
Harris just=20
      two days later.&nbsp; Upon Marvia</SPAN><SPAN=20
      style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 13pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; FONT-FAMILY: 'WP =
TypographicSymbols'">=3D</SPAN><SPAN=20
      style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 13pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; FONT-FAMILY: =
Shruti">s death,=20
      these wills became the subject of this suit.</SPAN></P>
      <P class=3DMsoNormal=20
      style=3D"MARGIN-BOTTOM: 6.8pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0.5in; LINE-HEIGHT: =
150%; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><SPAN=20
      style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 13pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; FONT-FAMILY: =
Shruti">Testimony=20
      at trial was short.&nbsp; Harris presented the notary, two =
witnesses, and=20
      a handwriting expert to attest to the Harris will</SPAN><SPAN=20
      style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 13pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; FONT-FAMILY: 'WP =
TypographicSymbols'">=3D</SPAN><SPAN=20
      style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 13pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; FONT-FAMILY: =
Shruti">s=20
      authenticity.&nbsp; The notary and witnesses also testified that, =
from=20
      what they observed, there was no fraud, duress, or undue influence =
exerted=20
      upon Marvia.&nbsp; Marvin testified that the will was forged based =
upon=20
      his personal knowledge of his uncle</SPAN><SPAN=20
      style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 13pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; FONT-FAMILY: 'WP =
TypographicSymbols'">=3D</SPAN><SPAN=20
      style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 13pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; FONT-FAMILY: =
Shruti">s=20
      handwriting and further testified that there must have been some =
fraud,=20
      duress, or undue influence exerted.&nbsp; Marvin also presented =
expert=20
      handwriting testimony that Marvia did not sign the Harris=20
      will.</SPAN></P></DIV><SPAN=20
      style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 13pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; FONT-FAMILY: =
Shruti"><BR=20
      style=3D"PAGE-BREAK-BEFORE: auto" clear=3Dall></SPAN>
      <DIV class=3DSection3>
      <P class=3DMsoNormal=20
      style=3D"MARGIN-BOTTOM: 6.8pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0.5in; LINE-HEIGHT: =
150%; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><SPAN=20
      style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 13pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; FONT-FAMILY: =
Shruti">At the end=20
      of trial, both parties asked the trial court to award them=20
      attorney</SPAN><SPAN=20
      style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 13pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; FONT-FAMILY: 'WP =
TypographicSymbols'">=3D</SPAN><SPAN=20
      style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 13pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; FONT-FAMILY: =
Shruti">s fees out=20
      of the estate.&nbsp; Harris argued that Marvin could not receive =
his fees=20
      because he had not filed a pleading asking for them and had not =
proved=20
      good faith.&nbsp; The probate court found that the Harris will was =
valid,=20
      not a forgery, and not a product of fraud, duress, or undue=20
      influence.&nbsp; The probate court further refused any award of=20
      attorney</SPAN><SPAN=20
      style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 13pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; FONT-FAMILY: 'WP =
TypographicSymbols'">=3D</SPAN><SPAN=20
      style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 13pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; FONT-FAMILY: =
Shruti">s fees to=20
      Marvin.&nbsp; </SPAN></P>
      <P class=3DMsoNormal=20
      style=3D"MARGIN-BOTTOM: 6.8pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0.5in; LINE-HEIGHT: =
150%; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><SPAN=20
      style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 13pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; FONT-FAMILY: =
Shruti">Marvin=20
      timely filed appeal and now raises the following issues: (1) the =
evidence=20
      was factually insufficient to support the trial court</SPAN><SPAN=20
      style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 13pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; FONT-FAMILY: 'WP =
TypographicSymbols'">=3D</SPAN><SPAN=20
      style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 13pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; FONT-FAMILY: =
Shruti">s finding=20
      that the Harris will was not a forgery, (2) the evidence was =
factually=20
      insufficient to support the trial court</SPAN><SPAN=20
      style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 13pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; FONT-FAMILY: 'WP =
TypographicSymbols'">=3D</SPAN><SPAN=20
      style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 13pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; FONT-FAMILY: =
Shruti">s finding=20
      of no undue influence,<A title=3D""=20
      =
href=3D"http://www.14thcoa.courts.state.tx.us/opinions/htmlopinion.asp?Op=
inionId=3D83334#_ftn1"=20
      name=3D_ftnref1><SPAN class=3DMsoFootnoteReference><SUP><SPAN=20
      style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: Shruti"><SPAN =
class=3DMsoFootnoteReference><SUP><SPAN=20
      style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 13pt; FONT-FAMILY: =
Shruti">[1]</SPAN></SUP></SPAN></SPAN></SUP></SPAN></A>=20
      (3) the evidence was legally insufficient to support the =
conclusion of law=20
      that the Harris will was not a forgery, (4) the evidence was =
legally=20
      insufficient to support the conclusion of law that the Harris will =
was not=20
      a product of undue influence, (5) the evidence was factually =
insufficient=20
      to support the finding that Marvin failed to plead and prove good =
faith=20
      for attorney</SPAN><SPAN=20
      style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 13pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; FONT-FAMILY: 'WP =
TypographicSymbols'">=3D</SPAN><SPAN=20
      style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 13pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; FONT-FAMILY: =
Shruti">s fees,=20
      (6) the trial court erred in concluding Marvin had no proof or =
pleading of=20
      good faith, and (7) the probate court erred in refusing to award =
Marvin=20
      attorney</SPAN><SPAN=20
      style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 13pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; FONT-FAMILY: 'WP =
TypographicSymbols'">=3D</SPAN><SPAN=20
      style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 13pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; FONT-FAMILY: =
Shruti">s fees for=20
      his contest of the Harris will.&nbsp; </SPAN></P>
      <P class=3DMsoNormal=20
      style=3D"MARGIN-BOTTOM: 7.35pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; TEXT-ALIGN: =
center"=20
      align=3Dcenter><B><SPAN=20
      style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 14pt; TEXT-TRANSFORM: uppercase; LINE-HEIGHT: =
150%; FONT-FAMILY: Shruti">II.=20
      Analysis</SPAN></B></P>
      <P class=3DMsoNormal=20
      style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 6.8pt 0.5in; TEXT-INDENT: -0.5in; =
LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><B><SPAN=20
      style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 13pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; FONT-FAMILY: =
Shruti">A.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;=20
      Evidence Supporting Findings of Fact and Conclusions of Law =
Regarding the=20
      Execution and Validity of the Harris Will</SPAN></B></P>
      <P class=3DMsoNormal=20
      style=3D"MARGIN-BOTTOM: 6.8pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0.5in; LINE-HEIGHT: =
150%; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><SPAN=20
      style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 13pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; FONT-FAMILY: =
Shruti">We will=20
      consolidate Marvin</SPAN><SPAN=20
      style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 13pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; FONT-FAMILY: 'WP =
TypographicSymbols'">=3D</SPAN><SPAN=20
      style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 13pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; FONT-FAMILY: =
Shruti">s issues=20
      for the sake of clarity.&nbsp; We will first address his issues =
related to=20
      the forgery finding.&nbsp; We will then address Marvin</SPAN><SPAN =

      style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 13pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; FONT-FAMILY: 'WP =
TypographicSymbols'">=3D</SPAN><SPAN=20
      style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 13pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; FONT-FAMILY: =
Shruti">s issues=20
      related to undue influence.</SPAN></P></DIV><SPAN=20
      style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 13pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; FONT-FAMILY: =
Shruti"><BR=20
      style=3D"PAGE-BREAK-BEFORE: auto" clear=3Dall></SPAN>
      <DIV class=3DSection4>
      <P class=3DMsoNormal=20
      style=3D"MARGIN-BOTTOM: 6.8pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0.5in; LINE-HEIGHT: =
150%; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><SPAN=20
      style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 13pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%">A probate =
court</SPAN><SPAN=20
      style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 13pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; FONT-FAMILY: 'WP =
TypographicSymbols'">=3D</SPAN><SPAN=20
      style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 13pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%">s findings are =
reviewable for=20
      legal and factual sufficiency by the same standards applied in =
reviewing=20
      evidence supporting a jury</SPAN><SPAN=20
      style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 13pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; FONT-FAMILY: 'WP =
TypographicSymbols'">=3D</SPAN><SPAN=20
      style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 13pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%">s answer.&nbsp; =
<I>Catalina v.=20
      Blasdel</I>, 881 S.W.2d 295, 297 (Tex. 1994).&nbsp; </SPAN><SPAN=20
      style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 13pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; FONT-FAMILY: =
Shruti">When=20
      determining whether legally sufficient evidence supports the =
finding under=20
      review, we must consider evidence favorable to the finding if a =
reasonable=20
      fact finder could consider it and disregard evidence contrary to =
the=20
      finding unless a reasonable fact finder could not disregard =
it.&nbsp;=20
      <I>City of Keller v. Wilson</I>, 168 S.W.3d 802, 827 (Tex. =
2005).&nbsp; In=20
      addition, </SPAN><SPAN=20
      style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 13pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; FONT-FAMILY: 'WP =
TypographicSymbols'">A</SPAN><SPAN=20
      style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 13pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; FONT-FAMILY: =
Shruti">when the=20
      circumstantial evidence of a vital fact is meager, a reviewing =
court must=20
      consider not just favorable but all the circumstantial evidence, =
and=20
      competing inferences as well.</SPAN><SPAN=20
      style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 13pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; FONT-FAMILY: 'WP =
TypographicSymbols'">@</SPAN><SPAN=20
      style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 13pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; FONT-FAMILY: =
Shruti">&nbsp;=20
      <I>Id</I>. at 814.<I> </I>&nbsp;A legal sufficiency point may be =
sustained=20
      only when the record discloses: (1) a complete absence of evidence =
of a=20
      vital fact, (2) the court is barred by rules of law or of evidence =
from=20
      giving weight to the only evidence offered to prove a vital fact, =
(3) the=20
      evidence offered to prove a vital fact is no more than a mere =
scintilla,=20
      or (4) the evidence established conclusively the opposite of the =
vital=20
      fact.&nbsp; <I>Juliette Fowler Homes, Inc. v. Welch Assoc.</I>, =
793 S.W.2d=20
      660, 666 n.9 (Tex. 1990).&nbsp; The final test for legal =
sufficiency is=20
      whether the evidence at trial would enable reasonable and =
fair-minded=20
      people to reach the verdict under review.&nbsp; <I>City of =
Keller</I>, 168=20
      S.W.3d at 827.&nbsp; </SPAN></P>
      <P class=3DMsoNormal=20
      style=3D"MARGIN-BOTTOM: 6.8pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0.5in; LINE-HEIGHT: =
150%; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><SPAN=20
      style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 13pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; FONT-FAMILY: =
Shruti">In=20
      reviewing a factual sufficiency point, we consider all the =
evidence=20
      supporting and contradicting the finding.&nbsp; <I>Plas&#8209;Tex, =
Inc. v. U.S.=20
      Steel Corp.</I>, 772 S.W.2d 442, 445 (Tex. 1989).&nbsp; We set =
aside the=20
      verdict only if the finding is so contrary to the overwhelming =
weight of=20
      the evidence as to be clearly wrong and unjust or if the result =
shocks the=20
      conscience or clearly indicates bias.&nbsp; <I>See</I> <I>Pool v. =
Ford=20
      Motor Corp.</I>, 715 S.W.2d 629, 735 (Tex. 1986); <I>Cain v. =
Bain</I>, 709=20
      S.W.2d 175, 176 (Tex. 1986).</SPAN></P>
      <P class=3DMsoNormal=20
      style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 6.8pt 1in; TEXT-INDENT: -0.5in; =
LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><B><SPAN=20
      style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 13pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; FONT-FAMILY: =
Shruti">1.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;=20
      Forgery</SPAN></B></P>
      <P class=3DMsoNormal=20
      style=3D"MARGIN-BOTTOM: 6.8pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0.5in; LINE-HEIGHT: =
150%; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><SPAN=20
      style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 13pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; FONT-FAMILY: =
Shruti">Marvin=20
      challenges the legal and factual sufficiency of the probate=20
      court</SPAN><SPAN=20
      style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 13pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; FONT-FAMILY: 'WP =
TypographicSymbols'">=3D</SPAN><SPAN=20
      style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 13pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; FONT-FAMILY: =
Shruti">s=20
      determination that the Harris will was not a forgery.&nbsp; The =
evidence=20
      that the Harris will is not a forgery was two-fold.&nbsp; First, =
witnesses=20
      to the signing testified that they actually saw Marvia sign the=20
      will.&nbsp; Second, a handwriting expert testified that the =
signature on=20
      the Harris will was consistent with exemplars of =
Marvia</SPAN><SPAN=20
      style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 13pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; FONT-FAMILY: 'WP =
TypographicSymbols'">=3D</SPAN><SPAN=20
      style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 13pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; FONT-FAMILY: =
Shruti">s=20
      signature.&nbsp; Therefore, the evidence was legally sufficient to =
support=20
      the finding of no forgery.</SPAN></P></DIV><SPAN=20
      style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 13pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; FONT-FAMILY: =
Shruti"><BR=20
      style=3D"PAGE-BREAK-BEFORE: auto" clear=3Dall></SPAN>
      <DIV class=3DSection5>
      <P class=3DMsoNormal=20
      style=3D"MARGIN-BOTTOM: 6.8pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0.5in; LINE-HEIGHT: =
150%; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><SPAN=20
      style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 13pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; FONT-FAMILY: =
Shruti">Marvin=20
      presented personal testimony and expert testimony on the issue of=20
      forgery.&nbsp; He testified that the signature was not his=20
      uncle</SPAN><SPAN=20
      style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 13pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; FONT-FAMILY: 'WP =
TypographicSymbols'">=3D</SPAN><SPAN=20
      style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 13pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; FONT-FAMILY: =
Shruti">s, and his=20
      expert testified that the signature was not consistent with =
exemplars of=20
      Marvia</SPAN><SPAN=20
      style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 13pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; FONT-FAMILY: 'WP =
TypographicSymbols'">=3D</SPAN><SPAN=20
      style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 13pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; FONT-FAMILY: =
Shruti">s=20
      signature.&nbsp; However, this is nothing more than competing=20
      testimony.&nbsp; Marvin</SPAN><SPAN=20
      style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 13pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; FONT-FAMILY: 'WP =
TypographicSymbols'">=3D</SPAN><SPAN=20
      style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 13pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; FONT-FAMILY: =
Shruti">s expert=20
      did not personally inspect the relevant documents</SPAN><SPAN=20
      style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 13pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; FONT-FAMILY: 'WP =
TypographicSymbols'">C</SPAN><SPAN=20
      style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 13pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; FONT-FAMILY: =
Shruti">only=20
      copies.&nbsp; Also, Marvin</SPAN><SPAN=20
      style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 13pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; FONT-FAMILY: 'WP =
TypographicSymbols'">=3D</SPAN><SPAN=20
      style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 13pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; FONT-FAMILY: =
Shruti">s expert=20
      compared the signature on the Harris will with only four of=20
      Marvia</SPAN><SPAN=20
      style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 13pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; FONT-FAMILY: 'WP =
TypographicSymbols'">=3D</SPAN><SPAN=20
      style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 13pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; FONT-FAMILY: =
Shruti">s known=20
      signatures.&nbsp; It was the probate court</SPAN><SPAN=20
      style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 13pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; FONT-FAMILY: 'WP =
TypographicSymbols'">=3D</SPAN><SPAN=20
      style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 13pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; FONT-FAMILY: =
Shruti">s duty to=20
      discern what testimony was credible and should be accepted.&nbsp; =
The=20
      probate court did so, and we will not substitute our judgment for =
its.<A=20
      title=3D""=20
      =
href=3D"http://www.14thcoa.courts.state.tx.us/opinions/htmlopinion.asp?Op=
inionId=3D83334#_ftn2"=20
      name=3D_ftnref2><SPAN class=3DMsoFootnoteReference><SUP><SPAN=20
      style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: Shruti"><SPAN =
class=3DMsoFootnoteReference><SUP><SPAN=20
      style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 13pt; FONT-FAMILY: =
Shruti">[2]</SPAN></SUP></SPAN></SPAN></SUP></SPAN></A>&nbsp;=20
      We overrule Marvin</SPAN><SPAN=20
      style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 13pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; FONT-FAMILY: 'WP =
TypographicSymbols'">=3D</SPAN><SPAN=20
      style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 13pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; FONT-FAMILY: =
Shruti">s issues=20
      related to forgery.</SPAN></P>
      <P class=3DMsoNormal=20
      style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 6.8pt 1in; TEXT-INDENT: -0.5in; =
LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><B><SPAN=20
      style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 13pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; FONT-FAMILY: =
Shruti">2.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;=20
      Undue Influence</SPAN></B></P>
      <P class=3DMsoNormal=20
      style=3D"MARGIN-BOTTOM: 6.8pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0.5in; LINE-HEIGHT: =
150%; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><SPAN=20
      style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 13pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; FONT-FAMILY: =
Shruti">As with=20
      his forgery issues, Marvin challenges the legal and factual =
sufficiency of=20
      the evidence to support the probate court</SPAN><SPAN=20
      style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 13pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; FONT-FAMILY: 'WP =
TypographicSymbols'">=3D</SPAN><SPAN=20
      style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 13pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; FONT-FAMILY: =
Shruti">s findings=20
      of fact and conclusions on law.<A title=3D""=20
      =
href=3D"http://www.14thcoa.courts.state.tx.us/opinions/htmlopinion.asp?Op=
inionId=3D83334#_ftn3"=20
      name=3D_ftnref3><SPAN class=3DMsoFootnoteReference><SUP><SPAN=20
      style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: Shruti"><SPAN =
class=3DMsoFootnoteReference><SUP><SPAN=20
      style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 13pt; FONT-FAMILY: =
Shruti">[3]</SPAN></SUP></SPAN></SPAN></SUP></SPAN></A>&nbsp;=20
      The evidence is both legally and factually=20
      sufficient.</SPAN></P></DIV><SPAN=20
      style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 13pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; FONT-FAMILY: =
Shruti"><BR=20
      style=3D"PAGE-BREAK-BEFORE: auto" clear=3Dall></SPAN>
      <DIV class=3DSection6>
      <P class=3DMsoNormal=20
      style=3D"MARGIN-BOTTOM: 6.8pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0.5in; LINE-HEIGHT: =
150%; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><SPAN=20
      style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 13pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; FONT-FAMILY: =
Shruti">To prove=20
      undue influence, a will contestant must show: (1) the existence =
and=20
      exertion of an influence, (2) the effective operation of such =
influence so=20
      as to subvert or overpower the mind of the testator at the time of =
the=20
      execution of the testament, and (3) the execution of a testament =
that the=20
      maker thereof would not have executed but for such =
influence.&nbsp;=20
      <I>Hoffman v. Tex. Commerce Bank Nat</I></SPAN><I><SPAN=20
      style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 13pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; FONT-FAMILY: 'WP =
TypographicSymbols'">=3D</SPAN></I><I><SPAN=20
      style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 13pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; FONT-FAMILY: =
Shruti">l</SPAN></I><SPAN=20
      style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 13pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; FONT-FAMILY: Shruti"> =

      <I>Assoc.</I>, 846 S.W.2d 336, 340 (Tex. App.</SPAN><SPAN=20
      style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 13pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; FONT-FAMILY: 'WP =
TypographicSymbols'">C</SPAN><SPAN=20
      style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 13pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; FONT-FAMILY: =
Shruti">Houston=20
      [14th Dist.] 1992, writ denied).&nbsp; Undue influence involves an =

      extended course of dealings and circumstances and may be proven by =
direct=20
      or circumstantial evidence.&nbsp; <I>See Watson v. Dingler</I>, =
831 S.W.2d=20
      834, 837 (Tex. App.</SPAN><SPAN=20
      style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 13pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; FONT-FAMILY: 'WP =
TypographicSymbols'">C</SPAN><SPAN=20
      style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 13pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; FONT-FAMILY: =
Shruti">Houston=20
      [14th Dist.] 1992, writ denied).&nbsp; It is therefore proper to =
consider=20
      evidence of all relevant matters that occurred within a reasonable =
time=20
      before or after execution of the will as tending to prove the =
existence of=20
      undue influence at the time of execution.&nbsp; <I>See =
id</I>.&nbsp; All=20
      material facts may be considered, including: the circumstances =
attending=20
      execution of the instrument; the relationship between the maker =
and the=20
      beneficiaries; the motive, character, and conduct of those =
benefitted by=20
      the instrument; the words and acts of all attending parties; the =
physical=20
      and mental condition of the maker at the time of the execution of =
the=20
      instrument; the maker</SPAN><SPAN=20
      style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 13pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; FONT-FAMILY: 'WP =
TypographicSymbols'">=3D</SPAN><SPAN=20
      style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 13pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; FONT-FAMILY: =
Shruti">s age,=20
      weakness, infirmity, and dependency on or subjection to the =
control of the=20
      beneficiary; and the improvidence of the transaction by reason of =
unjust,=20
      unreasonable, or unnatural disposition.&nbsp; =
<I>Id</I>.</SPAN></P>
      <P class=3DMsoNormal=20
      style=3D"MARGIN-BOTTOM: 6.8pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0.5in; LINE-HEIGHT: =
150%; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><SPAN=20
      style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 13pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; FONT-FAMILY: =
Shruti">In arguing=20
      that the evidence is insufficient to support the probate =
court</SPAN><SPAN=20
      style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 13pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; FONT-FAMILY: 'WP =
TypographicSymbols'">=3D</SPAN><SPAN=20
      style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 13pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; FONT-FAMILY: =
Shruti">s findings=20
      on undue influence, Marvin focuses primarily on the surrounding=20
      circumstances of the Harris will</SPAN><SPAN=20
      style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 13pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; FONT-FAMILY: 'WP =
TypographicSymbols'">=3D</SPAN><SPAN=20
      style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 13pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; FONT-FAMILY: =
Shruti">s=20
      execution.&nbsp; Specifically, he notes that the execution =
ceremony took=20
      place at Harris</SPAN><SPAN=20
      style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 13pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; FONT-FAMILY: 'WP =
TypographicSymbols'">=3D</SPAN><SPAN=20
      style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 13pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; FONT-FAMILY: =
Shruti">s home,=20
      the witnesses and notary were Harris</SPAN><SPAN=20
      style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 13pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; FONT-FAMILY: 'WP =
TypographicSymbols'">=3D</SPAN><SPAN=20
      style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 13pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; FONT-FAMILY: =
Shruti">s=20
      neighbors, the notary failed to secure Marvia</SPAN><SPAN=20
      style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 13pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; FONT-FAMILY: 'WP =
TypographicSymbols'">=3D</SPAN><SPAN=20
      style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 13pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; FONT-FAMILY: =
Shruti">s=20
      signature in the notary log,<A title=3D""=20
      =
href=3D"http://www.14thcoa.courts.state.tx.us/opinions/htmlopinion.asp?Op=
inionId=3D83334#_ftn4"=20
      name=3D_ftnref4><SPAN class=3DMsoFootnoteReference><SUP><SPAN=20
      style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: Shruti"><SPAN =
class=3DMsoFootnoteReference><SUP><SPAN=20
      style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 13pt; FONT-FAMILY: =
Shruti">[4]</SPAN></SUP></SPAN></SPAN></SUP></SPAN></A>=20
      Harris participated in the preparation and execution of the will, =
and=20
      Marvia</SPAN><SPAN=20
      style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 13pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; FONT-FAMILY: 'WP =
TypographicSymbols'">=3D</SPAN><SPAN=20
      style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 13pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; FONT-FAMILY: =
Shruti">s=20
      signature appeared inconsistent between the two wills.<A =
title=3D""=20
      =
href=3D"http://www.14thcoa.courts.state.tx.us/opinions/htmlopinion.asp?Op=
inionId=3D83334#_ftn5"=20
      name=3D_ftnref5><SPAN class=3DMsoFootnoteReference><SUP><SPAN=20
      style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: Shruti"><SPAN =
class=3DMsoFootnoteReference><SUP><SPAN=20
      style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 13pt; FONT-FAMILY: =
Shruti">[5]</SPAN></SUP></SPAN></SPAN></SUP></SPAN></A>&nbsp;=20
      Marvin also highlights that Harris did not testify at trial, =
although it=20
      is unclear how this affects the outcome of the appeal.&nbsp; The =
probate=20
      court considered these factors and concluded that the Harris will =
was not=20
      produced as a result of or undue influence, and the evidence is =
both=20
      legally and factually sufficient to support that=20
      conclusion.</SPAN></P></DIV><SPAN=20
      style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 13pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; FONT-FAMILY: =
Shruti"><BR=20
      style=3D"PAGE-BREAK-BEFORE: auto" clear=3Dall></SPAN>
      <DIV class=3DSection7>
      <P class=3DMsoNormal=20
      style=3D"MARGIN-BOTTOM: 6.8pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0.5in; LINE-HEIGHT: =
150%; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><SPAN=20
      style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 13pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; FONT-FAMILY: =
Shruti">Harris</SPAN><SPAN=20
      style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 13pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; FONT-FAMILY: 'WP =
TypographicSymbols'">=3D</SPAN><SPAN=20
      style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 13pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; FONT-FAMILY: =
Shruti">s evidence=20
      directly addressed Marvin</SPAN><SPAN=20
      style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 13pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; FONT-FAMILY: 'WP =
TypographicSymbols'">=3D</SPAN><SPAN=20
      style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 13pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; FONT-FAMILY: =
Shruti">s=20
      arguments insofar as she presented the notary and two =
witnesses.&nbsp;=20
      There was little testimony regarding what role Harris played in =
the=20
      preparation or execution of the will; in fact, it is entirely =
unclear who=20
      prepared the will.&nbsp; At most, it appears Harris asked the =
notary and=20
      witnesses to be part of the ceremony and that she was =
present.&nbsp; The=20
      notary and two witnesses testified Marvia appeared alert, knew =
what he was=20
      doing, and desired to execute the will.&nbsp; The notary explained =
that he=20
      asked to see Marvia</SPAN><SPAN=20
      style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 13pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; FONT-FAMILY: 'WP =
TypographicSymbols'">=3D</SPAN><SPAN=20
      style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 13pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; FONT-FAMILY: =
Shruti">s=20
      driver</SPAN><SPAN=20
      style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 13pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; FONT-FAMILY: 'WP =
TypographicSymbols'">=3D</SPAN><SPAN=20
      style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 13pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; FONT-FAMILY: =
Shruti">s license,=20
      and thus did not ask him to sign the notary log.&nbsp; Although =
Marvin=20
      claims the absence of Marvia</SPAN><SPAN=20
      style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 13pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; FONT-FAMILY: 'WP =
TypographicSymbols'">=3D</SPAN><SPAN=20
      style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 13pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; FONT-FAMILY: =
Shruti">s=20
      signature in the notary log is suspect because the two witnesses =
signed=20
      the notary log, it was within the probate court</SPAN><SPAN=20
      style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 13pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; FONT-FAMILY: 'WP =
TypographicSymbols'">=3D</SPAN><SPAN=20
      style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 13pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; FONT-FAMILY: =
Shruti">s province=20
      to weigh the&nbsp; credibility of that testimony.&nbsp; =
</SPAN></P>
      <P class=3DMsoNormal=20
      style=3D"MARGIN-BOTTOM: 6.8pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0.5in; LINE-HEIGHT: =
150%; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><SPAN=20
      style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 13pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; FONT-FAMILY: =
Shruti">Ultimately,=20
      the probate court had the testimony of three eyewitnesses, who =
stated that=20
      Marvia acted of his own free will, versus Marvin</SPAN><SPAN=20
      style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 13pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; FONT-FAMILY: 'WP =
TypographicSymbols'">=3D</SPAN><SPAN=20
      style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 13pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; FONT-FAMILY: =
Shruti">s theory=20
      that the surrounding circumstances of the execution led to the =
undeniable=20
      conclusion that Marvia did not sign of his own free will.&nbsp; =
Marvin=20
      produced no testimony or evidence other than his personal opinion =
to prove=20
      undue influence.&nbsp; The probate court resolved the conflicting=20
      evidence, and the evidence supports those findings and =
conclusions.&nbsp;=20
      Therefore, we overrule appellant</SPAN><SPAN=20
      style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 13pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; FONT-FAMILY: 'WP =
TypographicSymbols'">=3D</SPAN><SPAN=20
      style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 13pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; FONT-FAMILY: =
Shruti">s issues=20
      regarding undue influence.</SPAN></P>
      <P class=3DMsoNormal=20
      style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 6.8pt 0.5in; TEXT-INDENT: -0.5in; =
LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><B><SPAN=20
      style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 13pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; FONT-FAMILY: =
Shruti">B.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;=20
      Attorney</SPAN></B><B><SPAN=20
      style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 13pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; FONT-FAMILY: 'WP =
TypographicSymbols'">=3D</SPAN></B><B><SPAN=20
      style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 13pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; FONT-FAMILY: =
Shruti">s=20
      Fees</SPAN></B></P>
      <P class=3DMsoNormal=20
      style=3D"MARGIN-BOTTOM: 6.8pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0.5in; LINE-HEIGHT: =
150%; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><SPAN=20
      style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 13pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; FONT-FAMILY: =
Shruti">In his=20
      final three issues, Marvin argues the probate court erred by =
failing to=20
      award him attorney</SPAN><SPAN=20
      style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 13pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; FONT-FAMILY: 'WP =
TypographicSymbols'">=3D</SPAN><SPAN=20
      style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 13pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; FONT-FAMILY: =
Shruti">s fees out=20
      of the estate for the will contest.&nbsp; Harris counters that the =
probate=20
      court acted properly pursuant to Texas Probate Code section 243 =
because=20
      Marvin neither pleaded nor proved good faith. We agree. =
</SPAN></P>
      <P class=3DMsoNormal=20
      style=3D"MARGIN-BOTTOM: 6.8pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0.5in; LINE-HEIGHT: =
150%; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><SPAN=20
      style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 13pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; FONT-FAMILY: =
Shruti">Section=20
      243 of the Probate Code provides:</SPAN></P>
      <P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 1in 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: =
justify"><SPAN=20
      style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 13pt; FONT-FAMILY: Shruti">When any person =
designated as=20
      executor in a will or an alleged will, or as administrator with =
the will=20
      or alleged will annexed, defends it or prosecutes any proceeding =
<I>in=20
      good faith</I>, and with just cause, for the purpose of having the =
will or=20
      alleged will admitted to probate, whether successful or not, he =
shall be=20
      allowed out of the estate his necessary expenses and =
disbursements,=20
      including reasonable attorney</SPAN><SPAN=20
      style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 13pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'WP =
TypographicSymbols'">=3D</SPAN><SPAN=20
      style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 13pt; FONT-FAMILY: Shruti">s fees, in such =
proceedings.=20
      When any person designated as a devisee, legatee, or beneficiary =
in a will=20
      or an alleged will, or as administrator with the will or alleged =
will=20
      annexed, defends it or prosecutes any proceeding <I>in good =
faith</I>, and=20
      with just cause, for the purpose of having the will or alleged =
will=20
      admitted to probate, whether successful or not, he may be allowed =
out of=20
      the estate his necessary expenses and disbursements, including =
reasonable=20
      attorney</SPAN><SPAN=20
      style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 13pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'WP =
TypographicSymbols'">=3D</SPAN><SPAN=20
      style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 13pt; FONT-FAMILY: Shruti">s fees, in such=20
      proceedings</SPAN><SPAN style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: Shruti">.</SPAN></P>
      <P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><SPAN=20
      style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 13pt; FONT-FAMILY: =
Shruti"></SPAN>&nbsp;</P></DIV><SPAN=20
      style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 13pt; FONT-FAMILY: Shruti"><BR=20
      style=3D"PAGE-BREAK-BEFORE: auto" clear=3Dall></SPAN>
      <DIV class=3DSection8>
      <P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; TEXT-ALIGN: =
justify"><SPAN=20
      style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 13pt; TEXT-TRANSFORM: uppercase; LINE-HEIGHT: =
150%; FONT-FAMILY: Shruti">Tex.=20
      Prob. Code Ann.</SPAN><SPAN=20
      style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 13pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; FONT-FAMILY: Shruti"> =

      </SPAN><SPAN=20
      style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 13pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; FONT-FAMILY: 'WP =
TypographicSymbols'">'</SPAN><SPAN=20
      style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 13pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; FONT-FAMILY: Shruti"> =
243=20
      (Vernon 2003) (emphasis added).&nbsp; There is no dispute among =
the=20
      parties that this section would apply to Marvin provided he had =
complied=20
      with the good-faith requirement.&nbsp; At trial, Harris stipulated =
that=20
      Marvin</SPAN><SPAN=20
      style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 13pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; FONT-FAMILY: 'WP =
TypographicSymbols'">=3D</SPAN><SPAN=20
      style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 13pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; FONT-FAMILY: =
Shruti">s=20
      attorney</SPAN><SPAN=20
      style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 13pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; FONT-FAMILY: 'WP =
TypographicSymbols'">=3D</SPAN><SPAN=20
      style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 13pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; FONT-FAMILY: =
Shruti">s fees=20
      were reasonable and necessary and took issue only with the fact =
that=20
      Marvin failed to plead or prove good faith. </SPAN></P>
      <P class=3DMsoNormal=20
      style=3D"TEXT-INDENT: 0.5in; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; TEXT-ALIGN: =
justify"><SPAN=20
      style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 13pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; FONT-FAMILY: =
Shruti">A suit for=20
      attorney</SPAN><SPAN=20
      style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 13pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; FONT-FAMILY: 'WP =
TypographicSymbols'">=3D</SPAN><SPAN=20
      style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 13pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; FONT-FAMILY: =
Shruti">s fees=20
      must be brought in the original will contest.&nbsp; <I>See Wich v. =

      Fleming</I>, 652 S.W.2d 353, 355 (Tex. 1983).&nbsp; Additionally, =
there=20
      must be a finding of good faith before attorney</SPAN><SPAN=20
      style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 13pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; FONT-FAMILY: 'WP =
TypographicSymbols'">=3D</SPAN><SPAN=20
      style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 13pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; FONT-FAMILY: =
Shruti">s fees may=20
      be recovered.&nbsp; <I>See Alldridge v. Spell</I>, 774 S.W.2d 707, =
711=20
      (Tex. App.</SPAN><SPAN=20
      style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 13pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; FONT-FAMILY: 'WP =
TypographicSymbols'">C</SPAN><SPAN=20
      style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 13pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; FONT-FAMILY: =
Shruti">Texarkana=20
      1989, no writ) (citing <I>Huff v. Huff</I>, 132 Tex. 540, 124 =
S.W.2d 327,=20
      330 (1939)).&nbsp; Neither of those two requirements were met =
according to=20
      our record.&nbsp; Marvin never requested attorney</SPAN><SPAN=20
      style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 13pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; FONT-FAMILY: 'WP =
TypographicSymbols'">=3D</SPAN><SPAN=20
      style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 13pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; FONT-FAMILY: =
Shruti">s fees for=20
      his good faith efforts; indeed, the only pleading containing a =
request=20
      from Marvin for attorney</SPAN><SPAN=20
      style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 13pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; FONT-FAMILY: 'WP =
TypographicSymbols'">=3D</SPAN><SPAN=20
      style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 13pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; FONT-FAMILY: =
Shruti">s fees we=20
      have in our record is in his motion to dismiss Harris</SPAN><SPAN=20
      style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 13pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; FONT-FAMILY: 'WP =
TypographicSymbols'">=3D</SPAN><SPAN=20
      style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 13pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; FONT-FAMILY: =
Shruti">s will=20
      contest.&nbsp; At the end of the bench trial, Harris noted that =
Marvin had=20
      neither pleaded nor proved good faith.&nbsp; Marvin did not =
contest that=20
      assertion, did not seek to amend his pleadings,<A title=3D""=20
      =
href=3D"http://www.14thcoa.courts.state.tx.us/opinions/htmlopinion.asp?Op=
inionId=3D83334#_ftn6"=20
      name=3D_ftnref6><SPAN class=3DMsoFootnoteReference><SUP><SPAN=20
      style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: Shruti"><SPAN =
class=3DMsoFootnoteReference><SUP><SPAN=20
      style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 13pt; FONT-FAMILY: =
Shruti">[6]</SPAN></SUP></SPAN></SPAN></SUP></SPAN></A>=20
      and did not seek a finding of good faith.&nbsp; Thus, the trial =
court did=20
      not err in failing to award attorney</SPAN><SPAN=20
      style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 13pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; FONT-FAMILY: 'WP =
TypographicSymbols'">=3D</SPAN><SPAN=20
      style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 13pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; FONT-FAMILY: =
Shruti">s fees,=20
      and we overrule these issues.</SPAN></P>
      <P class=3DMsoNormal=20
      style=3D"TEXT-INDENT: 0.5in; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; TEXT-ALIGN: =
justify"><SPAN=20
      style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 13pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; FONT-FAMILY: =
Shruti">We affirm=20
      the probate court</SPAN><SPAN=20
      style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 13pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; FONT-FAMILY: 'WP =
TypographicSymbols'">=3D</SPAN><SPAN=20
      style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 13pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; FONT-FAMILY: =
Shruti">s=20
      judgment.</SPAN></P>
      <P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><SPAN=20
      style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 13pt; FONT-FAMILY: Shruti"></SPAN>&nbsp;</P>
      <P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><SPAN=20
      style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 13pt; FONT-FAMILY: Shruti"></SPAN>&nbsp;</P>
      <P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><SPAN=20
      style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 13pt; FONT-FAMILY: Shruti"></SPAN>&nbsp;</P>
      <P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"TEXT-INDENT: 3.5in; TEXT-ALIGN: =
justify"><SPAN=20
      style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 13pt; FONT-FAMILY: Shruti"></SPAN>&nbsp;</P>
      <P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"TEXT-INDENT: 3in; TEXT-ALIGN: =
justify"><SPAN=20
      style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 13pt; FONT-FAMILY: =
Shruti">/s/&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;=20
      Leslie B. Yates</SPAN></P>
      <P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"TEXT-INDENT: 3.5in; TEXT-ALIGN: =
justify"><SPAN=20
      style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 13pt; FONT-FAMILY: Shruti">Justice</SPAN></P>
      <P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><SPAN=20
      style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 13pt; FONT-FAMILY: Shruti"></SPAN>&nbsp;</P>
      <P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><SPAN=20
      style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 13pt; FONT-FAMILY: Shruti"></SPAN>&nbsp;</P>
      <P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><SPAN=20
      style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 13pt; FONT-FAMILY: Shruti"></SPAN>&nbsp;</P>
      <P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; TEXT-ALIGN: =
justify"><SPAN=20
      style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 13pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; FONT-FAMILY: =
Shruti">Judgment=20
      rendered and Memorandum Opinion filed April 19, 2007.</SPAN></P>
      <P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; TEXT-ALIGN: =
justify"><SPAN=20
      style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 13pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; FONT-FAMILY: =
Shruti">Panel=20
      consists of Justices Yates, Anderson, and Hudson.</SPAN></P></DIV>
      <DIV><BR clear=3Dall>
      <HR align=3Dleft width=3D"33%" SIZE=3D1>

      <DIV id=3Dftn1>
      <P class=3DMsoNormal=20
      style=3D"MARGIN-BOTTOM: 12pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0.5in; TEXT-ALIGN: =
justify"><A=20
      title=3D""=20
      =
href=3D"http://www.14thcoa.courts.state.tx.us/opinions/htmlopinion.asp?Op=
inionId=3D83334#_ftnref1"=20
      name=3D_ftn1><SPAN class=3DMsoFootnoteReference><SUP><SPAN=20
      style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 11pt"><SPAN =
class=3DMsoFootnoteReference><SUP><SPAN=20
      style=3D"FONT-SIZE: =
11pt">[1]</SPAN></SUP></SPAN></SPAN></SUP></SPAN></A><SPAN=20
      style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 11pt">&nbsp; Marvin lists fraud, duress, and =
undue=20
      influence in his statement of the issues.&nbsp; However, the =
argument=20
      section of his brief contains citation and argument relevant only =
to undue=20
      influence.&nbsp; Therefore, we limit our evaluation of the issue =
to undue=20
      influence.</SPAN></P></DIV>
      <DIV id=3Dftn2>
      <P class=3DMsoNormal=20
      style=3D"MARGIN-BOTTOM: 12pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0.5in; TEXT-ALIGN: =
justify"><A=20
      title=3D""=20
      =
href=3D"http://www.14thcoa.courts.state.tx.us/opinions/htmlopinion.asp?Op=
inionId=3D83334#_ftnref2"=20
      name=3D_ftn2><SPAN class=3DMsoFootnoteReference><SUP><SPAN=20
      style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 11pt"><SPAN =
class=3DMsoFootnoteReference><SUP><SPAN=20
      style=3D"FONT-SIZE: =
11pt">[2]</SPAN></SUP></SPAN></SPAN></SUP></SPAN></A><SPAN=20
      style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 11pt">&nbsp; Marvin asks us to take judicial =
notice that=20
      Marvia</SPAN><SPAN=20
      style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'WP =
TypographicSymbols'">=3D</SPAN><SPAN=20
      style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 11pt">s purported signature on the Harris will =
could not=20
      be a genuine signature, or alternatively, could not be procured in =
the=20
      absence of undue influence.&nbsp; Under Texas Rule of Evidence =
201(b), a=20
      judicially-noticed fact must be generally known in the community =
or=20
      capable of accurate and ready determination by resort to sources =
whose=20
      accuracy cannot be reasonably questioned.&nbsp; The facts Marvin =
asks us=20
      to declare do not meet these requirements.</SPAN></P></DIV>
      <DIV id=3Dftn3>
      <P class=3DMsoNormal=20
      style=3D"MARGIN-BOTTOM: 12pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0.5in; TEXT-ALIGN: =
justify"><A=20
      title=3D""=20
      =
href=3D"http://www.14thcoa.courts.state.tx.us/opinions/htmlopinion.asp?Op=
inionId=3D83334#_ftnref3"=20
      name=3D_ftn3><SPAN class=3DMsoFootnoteReference><SUP><SPAN=20
      style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 11pt"><SPAN =
class=3DMsoFootnoteReference><SUP><SPAN=20
      style=3D"FONT-SIZE: =
11pt">[3]</SPAN></SUP></SPAN></SPAN></SUP></SPAN></A><SPAN=20
      style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 11pt">&nbsp; Within this argument, Marvin also =
alludes=20
      to an argument that Harris did not have standing to contest the =
Fletcher=20
      will.&nbsp; However, he has not provided citation to any authority =
to=20
      support that contention and considering that Harris was =
propounding a will=20
      under which she was the sole beneficiary, that argument has no =
basis in=20
      law or fact.&nbsp; <I>See </I><SPAN style=3D"TEXT-TRANSFORM: =
uppercase">Tex.=20
      Prob. Code Ann.</SPAN> </SPAN><SPAN=20
      style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'WP =
TypographicSymbols'">'</SPAN><SPAN=20
      style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 11pt"> 3(r) (Vernon 2003); <I>Logan v. =
Thomason</I>, 202=20
      S.W.2d 212, 215 (Tex. 1947).</SPAN></P></DIV>
      <DIV id=3Dftn4>
      <P class=3DMsoNormal=20
      style=3D"MARGIN-BOTTOM: 12pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0.5in; TEXT-ALIGN: =
justify"><A=20
      title=3D""=20
      =
href=3D"http://www.14thcoa.courts.state.tx.us/opinions/htmlopinion.asp?Op=
inionId=3D83334#_ftnref4"=20
      name=3D_ftn4><SPAN class=3DMsoFootnoteReference><SUP><SPAN=20
      style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 11pt"><SPAN =
class=3DMsoFootnoteReference><SUP><SPAN=20
      style=3D"FONT-SIZE: =
11pt">[4]</SPAN></SUP></SPAN></SPAN></SUP></SPAN></A><SPAN=20
      style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 11pt">&nbsp; According to Marvin, many of =
these problems=20
      tend to prove that there is nothing to actually show Marvia was =
the one=20
      who signed the will.&nbsp; However, those arguments go to forgery, =
which=20
      we have previously addressed.</SPAN></P></DIV>
      <DIV id=3Dftn5>
      <P class=3DMsoNormal=20
      style=3D"MARGIN-BOTTOM: 12pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0.5in; TEXT-ALIGN: =
justify"><A=20
      title=3D""=20
      =
href=3D"http://www.14thcoa.courts.state.tx.us/opinions/htmlopinion.asp?Op=
inionId=3D83334#_ftnref5"=20
      name=3D_ftn5><SPAN class=3DMsoFootnoteReference><SUP><SPAN=20
      style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 11pt"><SPAN =
class=3DMsoFootnoteReference><SUP><SPAN=20
      style=3D"FONT-SIZE: =
11pt">[5]</SPAN></SUP></SPAN></SPAN></SUP></SPAN></A><SPAN=20
      style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 11pt">&nbsp; Marvin asks us, once again, to =
take=20
      judicial notice that the signature on the Harris will could not be =

      genuine.&nbsp; However, as we have previously stated, Marvin has =
not=20
      satisfied the requirements of Texas Rule of Evidence=20
      201(b).</SPAN></P></DIV>
      <DIV id=3Dftn6>
      <P class=3DMsoNormal=20
      style=3D"MARGIN-BOTTOM: 12pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0.5in; TEXT-ALIGN: =
justify"><A=20
      title=3D""=20
      =
href=3D"http://www.14thcoa.courts.state.tx.us/opinions/htmlopinion.asp?Op=
inionId=3D83334#_ftnref6"=20
      name=3D_ftn6><SPAN class=3DMsoFootnoteReference><SUP><SPAN=20
      style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 11pt"><SPAN =
class=3DMsoFootnoteReference><SUP><SPAN=20
      style=3D"FONT-SIZE: =
11pt">[6]</SPAN></SUP></SPAN></SPAN></SUP></SPAN></A><SPAN=20
      style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 11pt">&nbsp; <I>See Zapalac v. Cain</I>, 39 =
S.W.3d 414,=20
      418 (Tex. App.</SPAN><SPAN=20
      style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'WP =
TypographicSymbols'">C</SPAN><SPAN=20
      style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 11pt">Houston [1st Dist.] 2001, no pet.) =
(discussing a=20
      party</SPAN><SPAN=20
      style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'WP =
TypographicSymbols'">=3D</SPAN><SPAN=20
      style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 11pt">s ability to amend probate pleadings for =
the=20
      purpose of requesting attorney</SPAN><SPAN=20
      style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'WP =
TypographicSymbols'">=3D</SPAN><SPAN=20
      style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 11pt">s=20
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