Legal Opinion

Mims-Brown, Rhonda v. Brown, Bessie R.

Texas Court of Appeals, 5th District (Dallas)

Decided March 31, 2014No. 05-12-01132-CVPublishedCited by 16 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

Opinion by

Justice FITZGERALD.

This case involves a dispute over funds distributed from a joint tenancy account. Rhonda Mims-Brown, appellant, challenges the trial court’s summary judgment in favor of Bessie Brown. 1 In five issues, Rhonda contends the trial court erred in granting summary judgment in favor of Bessie because the account did not meet the statutory requirements for a joint tenancy with right of survivorship, Bessie’s receipt of the funds constituted a breach of fiduciary duty and self-dealing, the wills of Bessie and her deceased husband were contractual, and Bessie’s…

2Cases cited28 opinions

  1. Nixon v. Mr. Property Management Co.Texas Supreme Court · 1985
  2. City of Houston v. Clear Creek Basin AuthorityTexas Supreme Court · 1979
  3. Meinhard v. SalmonNew York Court of Appeals · 1928
  4. Timpte Industries, Inc. v. GishTexas Supreme Court · 2009
  5. Schlumberger Technology Corp. v. SwansonTexas Supreme Court · 1997

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3Cited by16 opinions

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  3. Gwen Stribling Henderson, Raven A. Pitre and Christine S. Willie v. John Richard Shanks and Carbett Joseph Duhon, III, Texas Court of Appeals, 14th District (Houston)2014
  4. Johnston v. DexelDistrict Court, S.D. Texas · 2019
  5. Baxter v. HastingsDistrict Court, N.D. Texas · 2022

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