Court Opinion

ID: 9639446
Source: CourtListenerOpinion
Date Created: 2023-08-22 16:18:01.616476+00
Date Added: 2024-06-11T18:10:18.650132
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. Concurring Opinion by
Justice CARTER.
I concur in the judgment of the Court because I agree with the analysis regard-*551mg the statute of limitations. My concern is the statement in the opinion that the order granting the temporary administrator the authority to represent the estate and heirs was sufficient to give her the right to settle the claim. The Probate Code states: “[w]hen a personal representative deems it for the interest of the estate, he may, upon written application to the court, and by order granting authority ... (4) [m]ake compromises or settlements in relation to property or claims in dispute or litigation.” Tex. PROB.Code Ann. § 234(a)(4) (Vernon 2003) (emphasis added). There is no contention that the temporary administrator filed an application requesting the probate court to approve the settlement or that the probate court entered an order specifically authorizing the settlement. I agree that the representative had, by court order, the authority to represent the estate and heirs of the deceased in this case, but once she had negotiated a proposed settlement, she was required to file a written application and to obtain an order from the probate court authorizing her to settle the suit.