Harrington v. Walker

OPINION

FARRIS, Justice.

The appellant, Mary Louise Harrington, appeals a summary judgment construing the wills of her deceased parents, Carrie W. Walker and Charlie A. Walker, Sr. The trial court held that a portion of the Walkers’ estate had passed by intestacy because their wills did not dispose of the remainder of the assets of a trust contained in each.

Charlie Walker, Sr. died in 1979 and Carrie Walker died in 1984. They were survived by their children, Harrington and Charlie Walker, Jr. (Junior) and by Harrington’s two children, both of whom were born before the wills were executed.…