Lawsuit Arises Over Inheritance Dispute
On October 15th last year, Theresa Hartley, agent for Thomas Lee Thibodeaux, filed a lawsuit in Jefferson County District Court against Melissa Campbell. According to the complaint, Thibodeaux was married to Nina LaPierre when she passed away on September 11, 2001, leaving a holographic will that gave him two houses and a life estate in a Sour Lake property, making him and Campbell co-independent administrators of her estate.
The complaint states Campbell refused to take the steps to convey the properties to Thibodeaux and demanded he pay her $450,00, which Thibodeaux, 84, did in confusion. Campbell is accused of breach of fiduciary duty, fraud, violating the theft liability act, unjust enrichment, and tortious interference with inheritance rights. Moreover, the complaint alleges that Thibodeaux lacked capacity to enter into such a transaction.
See Annie Cosby, Inheritance Dispute Leads to Lawsuit, The Southeast Texas Record, Jan. 27, 2015.