Lancaster Estate v. Williamson County Bank

OPINION

CONNER, Judge.

This is an appeal of a probate court’s denial of a claim against appellee, the estate of Fred Lancaster, on a promissory note held by appellant, Williamson County Bank.1 The probate court sustained the estate’s exception to the claim based on the contention that the bank allowed credit life insurance issued in connection with the note to terminate without informing the insured.

The facts, for the most part, are undisputed. The promissory note was executed May 9, 1980, by Fred Lancaster, a regular customer of the bank for many years, in the amount of $20,589.21. The note…