Heather Martin and John Brown v. Leonora Brown
Texas Court of Appeals, 3rd District (Austin)
1Opinion of the Court
TEXAS COURT OF APPEALS, THIRD DISTRICT, AT AUSTIN NO. 03-15-00492-CV Heather Martin and John Brown, Appellants v. Leonora Brown, Appellee FROM THE COUNTY COURT AT LAW NO. 1 OF BELL COUNTY NO. 30,658, HONORABLE JEANNE PARKER, JUDGE PRESIDING DISSENTING OPINION I respectfully dissent; there is no reversible error in the trial court’s order. While the Court professes reliance on the “unambiguous” text within the will’s “four corners,”1 further observing (correctly) that courts should not “‘redraft wills to vary or add provisions “under the guise of construction of the language of the will” to…
2Cases cited12 opinions
- City of Keller v. WilsonTexas Supreme Court · 2005
- Worford v. StamperTexas Supreme Court · 1991
- Hernandez v. HeldenfelsTexas Supreme Court · 1963
- San Antonio Area Foundation v. LangTexas Supreme Court · 2000
- Shriner's Hospital for Crippled Children of Texas v. StahlTexas Supreme Court · 1980
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