ProfessorBeyer.com -- 2000 Texas Case Summaries

Case Name	Topics
Amaro v. Texas State Bank	Trusts -- Section 142 Trusts
American Finance & Inv. Co. v. Herrera	Estate Administration -- Self-Dealing by Personal Representative
Badouh v. Hale	Wills -- Disclaimers Wills -- In Terrorem Provision
Bank of America, N.A. v. Haag	Other Matters -- Multiple-Party Accounts -- Trust Account
Boone v. LeGalley	Estate Administration -- Standing to Probate Estate Administration -- Appointment of Independent Executor
Bracewell v. Bracewell	Wills -- Testamentary Capacity Wills -- Formalities
Chapman Children’s Trust v. Porter & Hedges	Trusts -- Trust Intent
Columbia Rio Grande Regional Hosp. v. Stover	Estate Administration -- Jurisdiction -- Incident to Estate
Cooley v. Williams	Wills -- Construction -- Determinable Fee Simple
Estate of Ayala	Estate Administration -- Creditors
Estate of Mitchell	Estate Administration -- Sale of Estate Property
Estate of Navar v. Fitzgerald	Estate Administration -- Appeals
Garza v. Rodriguez	Estate Administration -- Jurisdiction -- Interfering With Final Judgment
Green v. Canon	Other Matters -- Inter Vivos Gift
Gutierrez v. Rodriguez	Wills -- Construction -- Defeasible Fee Subject to Executory Limitation
Hartmann v. Solbrig	Estate Administration -- Attorney's Fees
Herring v. Welborn	Estate Administration -- Jurisdiction -- Real Property in Another County
In re Estate of Casida	Estate Administration -- Homestead Estate Administration -- Removal of Independent Executor
In re Estate of Huff	Estate Administration -- Attorney's Fees
In re Estates of Garcia-Chapa	Intestate Succession -- Choice of Law
In re Fairfield Financial Group, Inc.	Estate Administration -- Creditors -- Judgment Against Estate
In re Marriage of Case	Other Matters -- Joint Account
In re Ramsey	Estate Administration -- Transfer of Matter Incident to the Estate From District Court to Probate Court
Jansen v. Fitzpatrick	Estate Administration -- Standing to Contest Inter Vivos Deed
J.C. Penney Life Ins. Co. v. Heinrich	Other Matters -- Life Insurance
Kanz v. Hood	Estate Administration -- Attorney's Fees Estate Administration -- Independent Administration
Lesikar v. Rappeport	Estate Administration -- Fiduciary Duty of Personal Representative
Longaker v. Evans	Wills -- Undue Influence Wills -- Construction -- "Corporate Stocks and Bonds" Other Matters -- Duty of Beneficiary and Legal Malpractice
Luker v. Youngmeyer	Wills -- Formalities
Malone v. Thomas	Intestate Succession -- Non-Marital Child
Martino v. Martino	Wills -- Interpretation and Construction -- Conditional Gift
Meyer v. Shelley	Wills -- Contractual Wills -- Breach While One Contracting Party Still Alive Wills -- Contractual Wills -- Declaratory Judgment While One Contracting Party Still Alive
Old Republic Sur. Co. v. Cross	Estate Administration -- Bond
Sabine Gas Trans. Co. v. Winnie Pipeline Co.	Estate Administration -- Jurisdiction -- After Settlement of Claims Connected to Estate
San Antonio Area Foundation v. Lang	Wills -- Construction -- No Apparent Ambiguity Wills -- Ademption
Schuld v. Dembrinski	Estate Administration -- Jurisdiction
Shields v. Texas Scottish Rite Hosp.	Wills -- Drafting Attorney as Beneficiary
Texas Commerce Bank—Rio Grande Valley v. Correa	Estate Administration -- Jurisdiction -- Foreclosure After Estate Closed Estate Administration -- Independent Administration -- Closing
Villery v. Solomon	Intestate Succession -- Non-Marital Child