2005 Texas Cases

Case Name	Topic
A.G. Edwards & Sons, Inc. v. Beyer	Other Estate Planning Matters -- Joint Accounts
Ajudani v. Walker	Formalities -- Holographic Will -- Lack of Signature
Austin Nursing Center, Inc. v. Lovato	Estate Administration -- Survival Action -- Standing & Capacity
Ayala v. Mackie	Estate Administration -- Successor Personal Representative
Ayers v. Mitchell	Trusts -- Creation -- Statute of Frauds
Combs v. Gent	Trusts -- Liability of Trustee's Attorney
Cooper v. Coe	Estate Administration -- Survival
Cotten v. Cotten	Wills -- Undue Influence
Covington v. Sisters of Charity of Incarnate Word	Estate Administration -- Survival Action -- Standing & Capacity
Ferrer v. Guevara	Estate Administration -- Survival Action -- Standing of Heir
Garton v. Rockett	Estate Administration -- Lost Wills Estate Administration -- Attorney's Fees -- To Unsuccessful Will Proponent
Gonzalez v. Reliant Energy, Inc.	Estate Administration -- Venue
Hardy v. Robinson	Trusts -- Trust Creation Other Estate Planning Matters -- Durable Power of Attorney
Hill v. Bartlette	Estate Administration -- Powers of Temporary Administrator
In re Estate of Arndt	Estate Administration -- Attorney's Fees
In re Estate of Berger	Wills -- Lost Will Trusts -- Creation -- Trust Agreement
In re Estate of Capps	Wills -- Lost Will Wills -- Formalities -- Holographic Joint Will
In re Estate of Cornes	Wills -- Testamentary Capacity Wills -- Formalities -- Holographic Will -- Wholly in Testators Handwriting Estate Administration -- Late Probate -- Notice to Heirs Estate Administration -- Late Probate -- "Not in Default"
In re Estate of Friesenhahn	Wills -- Contractual Wills
In re Estate of Gomez	Estate Administration -- Appeal -- Conflicting Probate Applications
In re Estate of Grimm	Wills -- Testamentary Capacity Wills -- Undue Influence
In re Estate of Halbert	Wills -- Family Settlement Agreements
In re Estate of Nash	Wills -- Divorce
In re Estate of Stanton	Estate Administration -- Determination of Heirship -- Authority of Attorney ad Litem Appointment of Administrator -- Unsuitability Award of Attorney's Fees Expenses of Attorney ad Litem Bond
In re Estate of Trawick	Wills -- Testamentary Capacity
In re Guardianship of Bayne	Estate Administration -- Independent Administration -- Authority of Probate Court Estate Administration -- Independent Administration -- Claims Procedure
In re Terex	Estate Administration -- Venue
In re Weekley Homes, L.P.	Trusts -- Beneficiary -- Bound by Trustee's Contract
Krumnow v. Krumnow	Estate Administration -- Jurisdiction -- Transfer to District Court From County Court Trusts -- Appointment of Receiver
Lorentz v. Dunn	Estate Administration -- Survival Action -- Standing & Capacity
Patrick v. Patrick	Wills -- Interpretation & Construction -- Tax Apportionment
Paul v. Merrill Lynch Trust Co. of Texas	Estate Administration -- Attorney Fees -- To Beneficiaries Estate Administration -- Attorney Fees -- To Executor
Pratho v. Zapata	Estate Administration -- Standing of Heir to Bring Survival Action
Rogers v. Ardella Veigel Inter Vivos Trust No. 2	Trusts -- Creation Wills -- Ambiguity
Sierad v. Barnett	Estate Administration -- Surety Liability
Sterling Trust Co. v. Adderley	Trusts -- Fiduciary Duties
Walker v. Walker	Estate Administration -- Jurisdiction -- Sale of Property Not Completely Owned by Decedent
Wood v. Victoria Bank & Trust Co., N.A.	Trusts -- Trustees -- Substitute Fiduciary Act