Legal Opinion

in the Estate of Robert L. Wright

Court of Appeals of Texas

Decided December 15, 2015No. 14-14-00401-CVPublishedCited by 10 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

Martha Hill Jamison, Justice

This appeal concerns the disposition of a particular piece of property owned by the decedent, Robert L. Wright. Appellant Robert Tautenhahn is the independent executor and a named beneficiary of the will admitted to probate. Appellee Leroy Stroman contested the will and sought to establish his entitlement to the particular property, among other things. The trial court held that the will in question was valid and properly admitted to probate but that Wright had gifted the property to Stroman. Accordingly, the trial court created a constructive trust over the…

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