Untitled Texas Attorney General Opinion

OFFICE OF THE A’ITORNEY GENERAL OF TEXAS AUSTIN Daar 8lrLrI opinml Lie. O-mM of Braalay olalm aaa Rar ~q$<& 6uttlataatt . lm IN in rauaipt or four lattar of 6aptwbur 60, ltt rhluh you npuaat our oplttbtt upon the fououlttg qoaationt .Dooathe Bat0 TW8rkum 8**0 autbmity to pay to Olamu9ta Id4nard*a~~4ddlaUXay8n(Uay wm sum 02 $f,6w.W, whluh$4 haldlm tha 6attl4- aattt of zatataa nua by oh. 6t.t. Traoaurar 4. tha ttttttlrfwa ~4~itta4~ or th4 44ta4 or we a. xttttt, aa4aaa4a+ of J4.k aottaty, hasat ~A 44@.at4 atatamont OS fast. tog4th.r withaarti- fl4Q ; i aupiaa4r -ocrrkln i.aae~~.~gipraQu.mt. Ita p #4 rtint a lo ma ’tlm batr#a 1919 aidl9er u. a. atid ai4a itttark 004ptyI ~4.444 2447ittg 4 will *iah 0ooaty ntttt,a444444a. 8444a4aitt4dt4p~4b4t4 in04~44~4.&33inth4~44t~a44rt 0r wit w44, 40 244 ~4iia~f we a. ma du p~~ia4a itt p a& =ma r..Id.* ot y a.9.y .ha~lb. dirM.4 lnta 6 equal aharaa, arid .ahali ba dtatributa4 by rollaa4t g lmutttoar . ---o l n. h- to tha h&r8 or 444 ma*y, a444444a.-.a als7.iLor dowananMinthew¶llaaexmuo- ia rwa r l nppoint.4 *ai.zilm trator4vith-thwwlll-Qnaared* aad a4 auuh 1Lta~~iual a40ount.waa a pra741L On the l%h d8y af ~52, i91c1, th0 40w 4-a I t4 014~ for fia*5 aiawbtt- tlttu of tha artata whluh ordar ma. irn ~at’t a. ioU4w.t . .~.eta wart ffnaa thatthe al- 1~~ taam.4 poreon. &i ;tttltld to aaak in th. r0u4dtg r44petin f.ttt4r44ta 4r pawm4, ta-watt I , . “‘; ” c *. . . ..: .,.. ‘;, ‘:_I: 1 ,, : TQon thi Wtilamat of thm fb& aaknt & say 4444utor or rhlal,atrator,lf tha &lra, 64- rsawa *I:~toar of tits utat4, or aaa&uaa~ or any& thaq 40 not qppau or asa not r@raawia6 ~~tha40urt,4aathor4u.anyfuaa.oi.u~0.- tDt4reminla~ ln the haMa of th4 uawtax or 46mlnlatrator, ftaltallbe tk t04ttkr~an4r6wN,Qatttha ito*mtttw "dir m ldmlaiatmbtir At thla polttt7m0aU att*nt%oa to the followltq statute8 under Tltla 54, ahaptu 86, Rerind Civil Sta%uWa ~ii988,8hs4hpr0*ta4 twp046a~~ fo,b4 r0llwat0m- oovor wwy 80 paid to the Tr4aafmr. ~AlMole mm. wRwrtataaofansatataba*r baon~ldtath~8tata9raaasnr, aayhdr;at risooor lOd;rtw of lwh lat6t8, or theirseal& naaa,or 4f tham,may ruo7ar theportbtt4S auoh fa+b60 7 4 whlsh b or they r&al6 hro bum ent lima. * "&tlale sms. Tha puaon olatsia$aueh funds rhill inatitutrhirrsuit tharator,by pet&- tIioinflW snth444unty 44urt or thoo44zity in taatay ta do .o,y *Art1$010'%680. IYiaeoanti~or~~r%ota~ tokmy,,44 the ‘0440 w b4, shallsttaad t4 ana rep4aentthD lat4u.t.OS wt. 8tDarin.ttll a.* tar. Drirlttguaau any &trodRioaOf thla -@ax.' -'~,.: .. ,e . Haoonbl4 Ohuley L00$&4rbi Page 4 Of ¶Waa,’ t0 zw0vOr th0 8bo+a aer4tfaaad lumaOp00it0awith the TroaaoraronM8y 16, 1981. ServIeo or oltation uaa h4a . upon tho Oottnty Attawy of Seek Oounty, Texas who appoarad and auauarodottbehalf 174dafammta. Said pothn ro24~4 bth0 p0u4af~8 in u~40 x0.688 s4t4t4 or~w. a. xttttt aawaua., ana allegr8the tranaaot&ma fttmtnwtfatt thora- rlth aa above daaorlbad ap4 tht the am.of #S,aW.Bb wea oat4apo@itrlth tha TrOUtUSx 84 ahom by tha ~0~4s ef hIa ottioo. Vlthout ntlawing in d*taU tl~ oontentaof the po61- tloai, it wan alla& that pleIntI2fa um* tha mola aurvIvIag dtl.ldn&~ cpf Dntid O;lfntot'Rradloy, 8ll 0th~ ahll&att ha+- dira~ithorit 4mbg+gll~~idl.~1a rith0te ~WW, u,t and giv*.:the dates of ~.tho* daatha) that the reamn Dar 78 au0t00 mt4l.oy :had not 4gp04r0a to e&air 44 an hair of. 44~~ .~,, Rradloy 'm%i! 4ihb~,MlU ti% :?. 'Smnt In 1081 we that ba %a Ronorablo C9!iaxloytedklvt, Paua 8 40044446;ad thol48ful4wmr44f aaIdaatata*a4krte&to the Stats of Tams la the aomaf #S,847.821 aridthettb pmttu22~ az0mmamnara ziroa3.4~ Md aoak sftty ~pndl *darrdohnan&raoovarof~fm~theTmaatsrerof Th4 8taU of Tans OS Texas, as tho oaaaam be w the 8tatie la Sho.ayaof $6,dl(‘l.96 harata$oreaaohaawd to the i&d 02 Tax44 ia that oar8altt Gawa Bo. 8811 a*yl.ed Eatato of w. at IFIuIo, d04~44, h0m0rol~ pttalng ftt th0 maa ooort af JO&k Uounty, Tans, arid am r4007u0a, houavar, to k rlthmt Ixitareat or oats.” & far a4 m am ld7fao4 a0 appeal or otha at- * taok ham boo& wdo cm aafd $t@wnL ~Ema.8.s The ia* that the oum abwo sot forohahoula preporly ha74 bun plitood ln the I/ i Sottlkmnt at Batat. ?m& bat Warm& .mox ‘.” “~ waaplaaedSathaOa&aral~,an4thafarthar raot that th, 13tam fruaurex old stat0 awp- trollardo aot havaluthmltyto trwafbr tha monayattnloaa auuoxs~ by tho x@alataro to do so, arraU8 m’~moy utt ast~hparative~ pubI& naoaaaltytihattb O4nutttutlmkalRula roqo~bAllatak~r#d~oai thruvawrrl~ s Y& ~a~zrz~&%~~~h~-~ k~iaforoe&oma~aStoritapaaaa~,mdItla .a oaaqtaa.~" A3?PRom WT. so, 19dl (8) QCOWP @d.U8 7~lr8t AulH8ntAttamiey