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2003

[Index of Case Summaries by Topic]

Case Name	Topics
Andrews v. Aldine Independent School District	Estate Administration -- Creditors -- Delinquent Property Taxes
Ayala v. Brittingham	Estate Administration -- Foreign Will Estate Administration -- Removal of Personal Representative
Clifton v. Hopkins	Trusts -- Creation -- Fraud Trusts -- Exculpatory Provisions
Coleman v. Winn-Coleman, Inc.	Estate Administration -- Unqualified Community Administration
Eckels v. Davis	Trusts -- Interpretation -- Latent Ambiguity
Estate of Hearn v. Hearn	Wills -- Contractual Wills Trusts -- Reformation
Ferguson v. Ferguson	Estate Administration -- Settlement Agreements Wills -- In Terrorem Provision
Garner v. Long	Estate Administration -- Inventory
Hope v. Baumgartner	Estate Administration -- Claims -- Attorney's Fees of Unsuccessful Will Proponent
Hurley v. Moody Nat'l Bank of Galveston	Trusts -- Construction and Interpretation
In re Estate of Bean	Wills -- Construction and Interpretation -- Independent Administration Estate Administration -- Independent Administration -- Partition and Distribution
In re Estate of Blakes	Wills -- Testamentary Capacity
In re Estate of Butts	Wills -- Undue Influence
In re Estate of Dillard	Trusts -- Jurisdiction Wills -- Construction and Interpretation -- "Cash" and "Money in Any Financial Institution" Trusts -- Discretion of Trustee Multiple-Party Accounts -- Survivorship Rights Trusts -- Accountings
In re Estate of Hernandez	Estate Administration -- Remedy for Improper Sale
In re Estate of Osborne	Wills -- Contractual Wills -- Pre-§ 59A Joint Will Deemed Contractual
In re Estate of Padilla	Estate Administration -- Appeal
In re Estate of Schiwetz	Wills -- In Terrorem Provisions Wills -- Testamentary Intent Wills -- Signature
In re Estate of Swanson	Wills -- Will Contests - Generally -- Procedural Matters
In re Estate of Williams	Estate Administration -- Late Probate
In re Shore	Estate Administration -- Appeal -- Supersedeas Bond
In re Terex Corp.	Estate Administration -- Transfer
Keen v. Weaver	Miscellaneous -- Divorce and Beneficiary Designations
Lorentz v. Dunn	Estate Administration -- Survival Action -- Standing
Lorenz v. Janssen	Wills -- Will Construction -- Res Judicata
Marion v. Davis	Wills -- Conditional Gifts
McAnally v. Friends of WCC, Inc.	Trusts -- Creation
Miller v. Estate of Self	Estate Administration -- Estate as Legal Entity
Nadolney v. Taub	Estate Administration -- Appraisers
Ozuna v. Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.	Wills -- Pretermitted Child
Ray v. McFarland	Wills -- Will Contests -- Attorney's Fees of Losing Contestant
Reliant Energy, Inc. v. Gonzalez	Estate Administration -- Venue
Rosen v. Wells Fargo Bank Texas, N.A.	Wills -- Tax Apportionment
Rothrock v. Rothrock	Miscellaneous -- Delivery of Deed
Schlindler v. Schlindler	Estate Administration -- Late Probate Wills -- Will Contests-Generally -- Standing
Schuele v. Schuele	Trusts -- Jurisdiction
Singleton v. Donalson	Wills -- Interpretation and Construction -- Rights of Life Tenant
Steger v. Muenster Drilling Co., Inc.	Wills -- Interpretation and Construction -- Rights of Life Tenant
Torrez v. Winn-Dixie Stores, Inc.	Miscellaneous -- Life Insurance -- Discovery of Corporate Owned Life Insurance Policy
Vogt v. Warnock	Miscellaneous -- Durable Power of Attorney
Wilson ex. rel. C.M.W. v. Estate of Williams	Intestate Succession -- Spousal Determination Intestate Succession -- Non-Marital Child
Wilson N. Jones Memorial Hosp. v. Huff	Estate Administration -- Injunction
Wojcik v. Wesolick	Wills -- Will Contests -- Joinder of or Notice to Beneficiairies