Legal Opinion

Estate of R.H."Jack" Finney,Jr.

Texas Court of Appeals, 5th District (Dallas)

Decided August 30, 2013No. 05-11-01582-CVPublishedCited by 18 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

Opinion by

Justice LANG.

This is an appeal of a probate proceeding arising out of the Estate of R.H. “Jack” Finney, Jr., deceased. In her petition for declaratory judgment, Jean Townsend Gibbs, Finney’s daughter, claimed Amanda Kay Bickley was not entitled to the contractual bequests Finney made to her because she failed to comply with the conditions precedent stated in the will. After a jury trial, the jury found that Bickley complied with the conditions precedent. Gibbs appeals the trial court’s judgment in favor of Bickley.

On appeal, Gibbs raises five issues arguing the trial court…

2Cases cited20 opinions

  1. City of Keller v. WilsonTexas Supreme Court · 2005
  2. Dow Chemical Co. v. FrancisTexas Supreme Court · 2001
  3. Pool v. Ford Motor Co.Texas Supreme Court · 1986
  4. Maritime Overseas Corp. v. EllisTexas Supreme Court · 1998
  5. Texas Department of Transportation v. AbleTexas Supreme Court · 2000

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3Cited by18 opinions

  1. Shields Limited Partnership v. Boo Nathaniel Bradberry and 40/40 Enterprises, Texas Court of Appeals, 5th District (Dallas)2015
  2. Roscoe F. "Trey" White, III, White Ventures Energy LLC v. Michael Pottorff and Monica Fabbio, Texas Court of Appeals, 5th District (Dallas)2015
  3. Amir Foad John Aflatouni AKA Jonathan Aflatouni v. Enclave at Grapevine, L.P., a Texas Limited Partnership, Texas Court of Appeals, 2nd District (Fort Worth)2017
  4. Andrew Choi and SN Dallas-American Corporation and Neha and Avinash Gupta v. Brixmor Holdings 12 SPE, LLC, Texas Court of Appeals, 5th District (Dallas)2022
  5. Grapevine Diamond, L.P. and Jonathan Aflatouni v. City Bank, Texas Court of Appeals, 5th District (Dallas)2015

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