Legal Opinion

Wright v. Greenberg

Texas Court of Appeals, 14th District (Houston)

Decided September 9, 1999No. 14-98-00987-CVPublishedCited by 35 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

MAJORITY OPINION

MAURICE E. AMIDEI, Justice.

Karon Rosenfield Wright (Karon), individually and as trustee of two testamentary trusts, appeals from two summary judgments for Joyce Z. Greenberg (Joyce), independent executrix of her deceased husband’s (Jacob’s) estate and trustee of a trust established by him prior to his death. In three issues, Karon contends the trial court erred in granting summary judgments in favor of Joyce because (1) there is no evidence that Jacob exercised the power of appointment in his will, and Jacob was estopped to exercise the power of appointment, (2) Joyce was…

2Cases cited28 opinions

  1. Nixon v. Mr. Property Management Co.Texas Supreme Court · 1985
  2. Coker v. CokerTexas Supreme Court · 1983
  3. KPMG Peat Marwick v. Harrison County Housing Finance Corp.Texas Supreme Court · 1999
  4. Doe v. Boys Clubs of Greater Dallas, Inc.Texas Supreme Court · 1995
  5. Lear Siegler, Inc. v. PerezTexas Supreme Court · 1991

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3Cited by35 opinions

  1. Lesikar v. Moon, Texas Court of Appeals, 14th District (Houston)2007
  2. Steger v. Muenster Drilling Co., Inc.Court of Appeals of Texas · 2004
  3. Pickelner v. Adler, Texas Court of Appeals, 1st District (Houston)2007
  4. Skelton v. Commission for Lawyer Discipline, Texas Court of Appeals, 14th District (Houston)2001
  5. Nash v. Beckett, Texas Court of Appeals, 6th District (Texarkana)2012

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