Legal Opinion

Barker v. Rosenthal

Texas Court of Appeals, 1st District (Houston)

Decided May 5, 1994No. 01-93-00441-CVPublishedCited by 12 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

HUTSON-DUNN, Justice.

Appellants, David, William, and Robert Barker (the Barkers), appeal from a summary judgment in favor of the appellee, Gail Rosenthal. Rosenthal filed a petition for declaratory judgment asking for construction of the will of Bernice Barker Gale, deceased. On Rosenthal’s motion for summary judgment, the trial court found that the decedent’s residual estate passed to Rosenthal as a fee simple determinable. In one point of error, the Barkers argue that the trial court erred in granting the summary judgment or, in the alternative, in denying their motion for summary…

2Cases cited18 opinions

  1. Nixon v. Mr. Property Management Co.Texas Supreme Court · 1985
  2. Montgomery v. KennedyTexas Supreme Court · 1984
  3. Bergin v. BerginTexas Supreme Court · 1958
  4. Hanks v. Magnolia Petroleum Co.Texas Commission of Appeals · 1930
  5. Gee v. ReadTexas Supreme Court · 1980

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3Cited by12 opinions

  1. Calhoun v. Killian, Texas Court of Appeals, 12th District (Tyler)1994
  2. Cooley v. Williams, Texas Court of Appeals, 1st District (Houston)2000
  3. Singleton v. Donalson, Texas Court of Appeals, 9th District (Beaumont)2003
  4. Patrick v. Patrick, Texas Court of Appeals, 3rd District (Austin)2005
  5. Heather Martin and John Brown v. Leonora Brown, Texas Court of Appeals, 3rd District (Austin)2016

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