Mims-Brown, Rhonda v. Brown, Bessie R.
Texas Court of Appeals, 5th District (Dallas)
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…
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