Legal Opinion
Barcelo v. Elliott
Texas Supreme Court
Decided July 8, 1996No. 95-0341PublishedCited by 123 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtPhillips, Chief Justice
in which GONZALEZ, HECHT, ENOCH, and BAKER, Justices, joined.
The issue presented is whether an attorney who negligently drafts a will or trust agreement owes a duty of care to persons intended to benefit under the will or trust, even though the attorney never represented the intended beneficiaries. The court of appeals held that the attorney owed no duty to the beneficiaries, affirming the trial court’s summary judgment for the defendant-attorney. • — • S.W.2d-, 1995 WL 51054. Because the attorney did not represent the beneficiaries, we likewise conclude that he owed no professional duty to…
2Cases cited27 opinions
- Willis v. MaverickTexas Supreme Court · 1988
- Lucas v. HammCalifornia Supreme Court · 1961
- Savings Bank v. WardSupreme Court of the United States · 1880
- Guy v. LiederbachSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1983
- Cosgrove v. GrimesTexas Supreme Court · 1989
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3Cited by123 opinions
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- Chapman Children's Trust v. Porter & Hedges, L.L.P., Texas Court of Appeals, 14th District (Houston)2000
- Blair v. IngHawaii Supreme Court · 2001
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