A.G. Edwards & Sons, Inc. v. Maria Alicia Beyer

Becker v. State

COURT OF APPEALS

EIGHTH DISTRICT OF TEXAS

EL PASO, TEXAS)

A.G. EDWARDS & SONS, INC., ) No. 08-03-00495-CV)

Appellant, ) Appeal from)

v. ) 384th District Court)

MARIA ALICIA BEYER, ) of El Paso County, Texas)

Appellee. ) (TC# 2001-1701)

O P I N I O N

This appeal arises from a failed attempt to create a joint tenancy with right of survivorship between a father and a daughter. A.G. Edwards & Sons, Inc. appeals from a judgment in favor of Maria Alicia Beyer. We modify the judgment and affirm as modified.

FACTUAL SUMMARY

In 1985, Maria Alicia Beyer and her father, Federico Beyer, created a…