Legal Opinion

Texas Commerce Bank National Ass'n v. Geary

Court of Appeals of Texas

Decided January 28, 1997No. 05-94-01210-CVPublishedCited by 7 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

KINKEADE, Justice.

Texas Commerce Bank National Association (TCB) appeals from a summary judgment granted in favor of Michael P. Geary and the denial of TCB’s motion for summary judgment on a claim against a decedent’s estate. In seven points of error, TCB generally argues: (1) Texas probate code section 306 does not apply to independent administrations (see TexProb.Code Ann. § 306 (Vernon 1980)) (unless otherwise indicated, all statutory references in this opinion are to the probate code as it read in 1991 when the decedent died and the probate court granted letters testamentary); (2) TCB did…

2Cases cited25 opinions

  1. City of Houston v. Clear Creek Basin AuthorityTexas Supreme Court · 1979
  2. McConnell v. Southside Independent School DistrictTexas Supreme Court · 1993
  3. State Farm Fire & Casualty Co. v. S.S.Texas Supreme Court · 1993
  4. Roark v. STALLWORTH OIL AND GAS, INCTexas Supreme Court · 1991
  5. Bonniwell v. Beech Aircraft Corp.Texas Supreme Court · 1984

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3Cited by7 opinions

  1. Bos v. SmithTexas Supreme Court · 2018
  2. DDD Energy, Inc. v. Veritas DGC Land, Inc., Texas Court of Appeals, 14th District (Houston)2001
  3. Geary v. Texas Commerce BankTexas Supreme Court · 1998
  4. Mid-Continent Casualty Co. v. Safe Tire Disposal Corp., Texas Court of Appeals, 10th District (Waco)2000
  5. Poteet v. State & County Mutual Fire Insurance Co.Court of Appeals of Texas · 1999

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