Legal Opinion

Eisen v. CAPITAL ONE, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION

Texas Court of Appeals, 9th District (Beaumont)

Decided August 2, 2007No. 09-06-491 CVPublishedCited by 9 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

STEVE McKEITHEN, Chief Justice.

This is an appeal from a summary judgment in a declaratory judgment action which sought construction of the will of Irving Eisen. Elizabeth Eisen raises one issue on appeal. We reverse and render.

BACKGROUND

Irving Eisen died on October 4, 1999. In a will executed on September 3, 1998, Eisen left his interest in his residence and his assets held in trust at Chase Bank of Texas, N.A.1 (“Chase Bank”) to Chase Bank as trustee “for the benefit of my *311wife, Elizabeth Eisen[.]” Under the terms of the trust, the trustee is to make installment payments to Elizabeth…

2Cases cited16 opinions

  1. Nixon v. Mr. Property Management Co.Texas Supreme Court · 1985
  2. Provident Life & Accident Insurance Co. v. KnottTexas Supreme Court · 2003
  3. Lidawi v. Progressive County Mutual Insurance Co., Texas Court of Appeals, 14th District (Houston)2003
  4. Vinson v. Brown, Texas Court of Appeals, 3rd District (Austin)2002
  5. Steger v. Muenster Drilling Co., Inc.Court of Appeals of Texas · 2004

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3Cited by9 opinions

  1. 301 White Oak Ranch, Ltd., John D. Manning D/B/A JM Properties, and Auroras, LLP v. Oaks of Trinity Homeowners' Association, Inc., Texas Court of Appeals, 13th District2015
  2. Eisen v. CAPITAL ONE, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, Texas Court of Appeals, 9th District (Beaumont)2007
  3. Elaine Castleberry Bigbee, Individually, and as Independent of May Glen Castleberry, and Trustee of the Castleberry Family Irrevocable Life Insurance Trust, the Castleberry Marital Trusts, and the Castleberry By-Pass Trust v. Roger Dale Castleberry, Texas Court of Appeals, 13th District2008
  4. Estate of Glenda RhoadesCourt of Appeals of Texas · 2016
  5. Felix Kyles Ford v. Martha Conley, Texas Court of Appeals, 9th District (Beaumont)2018

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