Enax v. Noack

OPINION

DAVIE L. WILSON, Justice.

The primary issues on appeal are (1) whether the county court at law may impose a constructive trust in a guardianship proceeding and (2) whether the county court at law may transfer the case to the district court for rendition of judgment when the ward dies after the jury reaches its verdict, but before a final judgment is signed. We reverse in part and affirm in part.

Facts

Lloyd Enax is Hilda Enax’s son. Hilda developed Alzheimer’s disease in the late 1980s, and Lloyd assumed care of Hilda when she became a widow in 1989. In October 1990, Lloyd sold Hilda’s…