Legal Opinion

in the Estate of Jack C. Gilbert, Jr.

Texas Court of Appeals, 4th District (San Antonio)

Decided February 8, 2017No. 04-16-00641-CVPublishedCited by 1 opinion

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

Opinion by:

Patricia 0. Alvarez, Justice

Trudy Jane Schuetze Sundín appeals the trial court’s order denying her application for a temporary injunction in the underlying probate proceeding. In her sole issue on appeal, Trudy contends the trial court abused its discretion because she alleged a viable cause of action for promissory es-toppel based on Jack C. Gilbert Jr.’s promise to name her as his, sole beneficiary in his will. We affirm the trial court’s order.

Background

Beginning in the late 1990s, Trudy was Jack’s romantic partner for almost seventeen years. In April of 2001, Trudy sold…

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  1. the Good Shepherd Hospital, Inc. D/B/A Christus Good Shepherd Medical Center Longview v. Select Specialty Hospital - Longview, Inc., Texas Court of Appeals, 6th District (Texarkana)2018

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