Legal Opinion
Texas Department of Banking v. Mount Olivet Cemetery Ass'n
Texas Court of Appeals, 3rd District (Austin)
Decided August 31, 2000No. 03-99-00359-CVPublishedCited by 66 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LEE YEAKEL, Justice.
This appeal arises from a dispute between appellee Mount Olivet Cemetery Association (“Mount Olivet”) and appellants the Banking Commissioner (the “Commissioner”), the Texas Department of Banking (the “Department”), and the Comptroller of Public Accounts (the “Comptroller”) 2 as to whether certain funds from prepaid funeral contracts escheat to the State by virtue of the abandoned-property laws. 3 The district court ruled in favor of Mount Olivet, declaring that these funds are not subject to escheat under such laws and awarding Mount Olivet attorney’s fees. The State…
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3Cited by66 opinions
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