A Texas estate said a 2009 deed carried its late owner's forged signature; after a man tied to the transfer was sentenced to 10 years, an appeals court ruled the estate could withdraw its claims again...
A disputed property deed can leave an estate fighting to recover land years after its owner's death, particularly when the signature authorising the original transfer is alleged to be forged. In Texas, the estate of a deceased doctor challenged a 2009 property transfer, claiming that a man who controlled the company receiving the land had forged the owner's signature.