Legal Opinion

Estate of Newbill

Texas Court of Appeals, 7th District (Amarillo)

Decided December 15, 1989No. 07-89-0111-CVPublishedCited by 14 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

BOYD, Justice.

This case presents the question whether appellee Bennie 0. Newbill’s challenge of appellant Joe N. Newbill’s suitability for appointment as executor of the will of Pearl Dove Newbill, deceased, violated an in terrorem provision of that will. From a summary judgment that the action did not violate that clause, appellant brings this appeal. We affirm the judgment of the trial court.

Appellant originated this cause by seeking declaratory judgment that appellee, by challenging appellant’s appointment as temporary administrator and as executor, had violated the in terrorem clause in…

2Cases cited11 opinions

  1. Shriner's Hospital for Crippled Children of Texas v. StahlTexas Supreme Court · 1980
  2. Calvery v. CalveryTexas Supreme Court · 1932
  3. Rekdahl v. LongTexas Supreme Court · 1967
  4. Sellers v. PowersTexas Supreme Court · 1968
  5. Estate of Hodges, Matter Of, Texas Court of Appeals, 7th District (Amarillo)1986

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3Cited by14 opinions

  1. McLendon v. McLendon, Texas Court of Appeals, 5th District (Dallas)1993
  2. In Re the Estate of Hamill, Texas Court of Appeals, 7th District (Amarillo)1993
  3. Conte v. Conte, Texas Court of Appeals, 1st District (Houston)2001
  4. Di Portanova v. Monroe, Texas Court of Appeals, 1st District (Houston)2006
  5. Di Portanova v. MonroeCourt of Appeals of Texas · 2012

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