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In Re the Estate of Bendtsen

Texas Court of Appeals, 5th District (Dallas)

Decided July 12, 2007No. 05-05-01531-CVPublishedCited by 14 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

Opinion by Justice MAZZANT.

Mary Ellen Logan Bendtsen died on March 2, 2005. Within hours of her death, Dixie Tidwell, appellant, filed in probate court a will executed on February 22, 2005, and a few hours later, Frances Giron, ap-pellee, filed a will executed October 23, 2002. Giron filed a contest of the 2005 will and moved for summary judgment. The trial court granted Giron’s motion for summary judgment, set aside the 2005 will, and admitted the 2002 will to probate. On appeal, Tidwell brings five issues asserting the trial court erred by (1) granting Gir-on’s traditional motion for…

2Cases cited11 opinions

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  3. Western Investments, Inc. v. UrenaTexas Supreme Court · 2005
  4. Malooly Brothers, Inc. v. NapierTexas Supreme Court · 1970
  5. Moritz v. PreissTexas Supreme Court · 2003

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3Cited by14 opinions

  1. Olsen v. Commission for Lawyer Discipline, Texas Court of Appeals, 5th District (Dallas)2011
  2. In Re the Estate of Bendtsen, Texas Court of Appeals, 5th District (Dallas)2007
  3. In Re the Estate of Bendtsen, Texas Court of Appeals, 5th District (Dallas)2007
  4. Charlotte Carroll v. CC Maple, LLC, Texas Court of Appeals, 5th District (Dallas)2024
  5. Esther Anderson, Principal of Benson & Anderson, P.C. v. Tony Metoyer, Guardian of the Estate of G.M.M., a Minor, Everett McCormick and Evelyn McCormick, Texas Court of Appeals, 1st District (Houston)2013

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