Legal Opinion
Punts v. Wilson
Texas Court of Appeals, 6th District (Texarkana)
Decided May 28, 2004No. 06-03-00144-CVPublishedCited by 55 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
Opinion by
Justice ROSS.
Edward Punts sued Hubert W. Wilson for breach of fiduciary duty and conversion in connection with Wilson’s duties as independent executor of the. estate of J.W. Kelly. 1 Wilson moved for summary judgment, which the trial court granted, and Punts appeals. The issues concern whether payable on death (P.O.D.) accounts established by Kelly were part of his estate, and the effect of withdrawal of funds from those accounts by Wilson, the beneficiary, in his capacity as independent executor. Background
Punts and Wilson were long-time friends of Kelly. Kelly maintained…
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