2002 Texas Cases

Case Name	Topics
Avary v. Bank of America	Estate Administration -- Fiduciary Duties
Barrientos v. Nava	Trusts -- Creation Trusts -- Removal of Trustee -- "For Other Cause" Trusts -- Successor Trustee
Gorham v. Gates ex. rel. Estate of Badouh	Estate Administration -- Creditor's Claims -- Claim of Beneficiary's Creditor
Casillas v. Cano	Trusts -- Trustee's Powers Estate Administration -- Heir Representing Estate
Certain Underwriters at Lloyd's London v. Smith	Other Estate Planning Matters -- Life Insurance -- Insurable Interest
FCLT Loans, L.P. v. Estate of Bracher	Trusts -- Funding as Fraudulent Transfer Estate Administration -- Creditors -- Independent Executor’s Duty to Creditors Trusts -- Creditors -- Trustee’s Duty to Settlor’s Creditor Trusts -- Spendthrift Provision -- Settlor as Beneficiary
Garza v. Rodriguez	Estate Administration -- Jurisdiction -- Title Issues
In re Azle Manor, Inc.	Estate Administration -- Transfer -- Discretionary Nature of Transfer
In re Estate of Figueroa-Gomez	Estate Administration -- Appeal -- Award of Expenses Estate Administration -- Compensation -- Entitlement
In re Estate of Flores	Wills -- Will Contests -- Evidence to Support
In re Estate of McFatter	Wills -- Contractual Wills Wills -- Election Wills
In re Estate of Teal	Wills -- Formalities
In re Taylor	Other Estate Planning Matters -- Professional Responsibility
Jeter v. McGraw	Intestate Succession -- Non-Marital Child
Medford v. Medford	Wills -- Remainder Beneficiary Killing Life Tenant
Moser v. Davis	Other Estate Planning Matters -- Malpractice
In re Swepi	Estate Administration -- Transfer from District Court by Probate Court
Parker v. JPMorgan Chase Bank	Other Estate Planning Matters -- Multiple-Party Accounts -- P.O.D. Account
Stovall v. Mohler	Wills -- Will Contests Generally -- Statute of Limitations
Texas Commerce Bank, N.A. v. Grizzle	Trusts -- Exculpatory Clause
Texas State Bank v. Amaro	Trusts -- Section 142 Trusts
Tovias v. Wildwood Properties Partnership	Estate Administration -- Jurisdiction -- Resolving Concurrent Jurisdiction
Vinson v. Brown	Wills -- Interpretation and Construction -- Powers of Executor
Waste Disposal Center, Inc. v. Larson	Estate Administration -- Jurisdiction -- Suit Against "Estate"
Williams v. Williams	Wills -- Construction -- Restraint on Alienation