Legal Opinion

Thompson v. Deloitte & Touche, L.L.P.

Texas Court of Appeals, 1st District (Houston)

Decided May 11, 1995No. 01-94-00444-CVPublishedCited by 22 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

COHEN, Justice.

Appellants are the daughter and widow of James R. Thompson. When they learned, after his death, that he had secretly changed his will two months before his death, they sued appellees, Mr. Thompson’s accountants, for helping him do so and for not telling them about the changes. They contend that if they had known Mr. Thompson intended to change his will, they could have stopped him. There is no right to stop anyone from changing his will. Consequently, we agree with the judge and the jury that appellants should take nothing. We affirm.

James R. Thompson was the president…

2Cases cited10 opinions

  1. Cameron v. Terrell & Garrett, Inc.Texas Supreme Court · 1981
  2. Massey v. Armco Steel Co.Texas Supreme Court · 1983
  3. Turner v. TurnerTexas Supreme Court · 1964
  4. Farmers & Merchants State Bank of Krum v. FergusonTexas Supreme Court · 1981
  5. Alcorn v. Vaksman, Texas Court of Appeals, 1st District (Houston)1994

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3Cited by22 opinions

  1. Marshall v. MarshallSupreme Court of the United States · 2006
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  3. Longaker v. Evans, Texas Court of Appeals, 4th District (San Antonio)2000
  4. Estate of Wenzel-Mosset Ex Rel. Gaukler v. NickelsNorth Dakota Supreme Court · 1998
  5. Jones v. Star Houston, Inc., Texas Court of Appeals, 1st District (Houston)2001

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