2007 Texas Cases

Case Name	Topic
Ajudani v. Walker	Estate Administration -- Attorney ad Litem
A.G. Edwards & Sons, Inc. v. Beyer	Other Estate Planning Matters -- Multiple-Party Accounts -- Recovery Against Financial Institution
Baker Bott, L.L.P. v. Cailloux	Other Estate Planning Matters -- Fiduciary Duty of Estate Attorney
Beatty v. Holmes	Other Estate Planning Matters -- Multiple-Party Accounts -- Joint Account -- Right of Survivorship Not Established Other Estate Planning Matters -- Non-Probate Assets -- Survivorship Feature Not Created
Bozeman v. Kornblit	Estate Administration -- Appellate Jurisdiction -- Order Approving Account for Final Settlement
Colonial American Cas. and Sur. v. Scherer	Estate Administration -- Bond
Eisen v. Capital One, N.A.	Trusts -- Construction
Filipp v. Till	Wills -- Disclaimer Other Estate Planning Matters -- Power of Attorney -- Trust Creation
Goldthorn v. Goldthorn	Wills -- Will Contests Generally
Hoke v. O'Bryen	Wills -- Interpretation and Construction -- Type of Devise
Holmes v. Beatty	Other Estate Planning Matters -- Multiple-Party Accounts -- Right of Survivorship Not Established Other Estate Planning Matters -- Multiple-Party Accounts -- Right of Survivorship Established Other Estate Planning Matters -- Multiple-Party Accounts -- Right of Survivorship Not Continue Once Outside of Account
In re Estate of Bendtsen	Estate Administration -- Interested Person
In re Estate of Bendtsen	Estate Administration -- Appellate Jurisdiction -- Order Authorizing Sale
In re Estate of Clark	Estate Administration -- Creditors -- Reimbursement
In re Estate of Davis	Estate Administration -- Jurisdiction -- Non-Resident Executor
In re Estate of Dellinger	Other Estate Planning Matters -- Multiple Party Accounts -- Joint Accounts -- Survivorship Feature Established by Incorporation by Reference
In re Estate of Kappus	Estate Administration -- Removal of Executor Trusts -- Creation of Trust Trusts -- Trustee Acceptance
In re Estate of LaValle	Trusts -- Purchase-Money Resulting Trust
In re Estate of Nash	Wills -- Divorce
In re Estate of Velasco	Estate Administration -- Appeal -- Standing
In re Jarboe	Other Estate Planning Matters -- Individual Retirement Accounts
In re White Intervivos Trusts	Trusts -- Deviation
Jeter v. McGraw	Estate Administration -- Jurisdiction -- Determination of Heirship
Jones v. Krown	Wills -- Void Gifts
Keisling v. Landrum	Trusts -- Interpretation and Construction
Mattlage v. Mattlage	Wills -- Ademption
Moon v. Lesikar	Trusts -- Standing of Contingent Beneficiary of Revocable Trust
Norris v. Thomas	Estate Administration -- Homestead
O'Donnell v. Smith	Other Estate Planning Matters -- Malpractice
Pickelner v. Adler	Estate Administration -- Settlement Agreements Trusts -- Semi-Secret Trust
Rogers v. Foxworth	Intestate Succession -- Economic Contribution
Spiegel v. KLRU Endowment Fund	Wills -- Adempion Other Estate Planning Matters -- Mediated Settlement Agreement
Texas v. Oakley	Estate Administration -- Claims -- Wrongful Imprisionment