Legal Opinion

in Re: Townley Bypass Unified Credit Trust

Texas Court of Appeals, 6th District (Texarkana)

Decided April 9, 2008No. 06-07-00025-CVPublished

1Opinion of the Court

In The

Court of Appeals

Sixth Appellate District of Texas at Texarkana

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No. 06-07-00025-CV

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IN RE: TOWNLEY BYPASS UNIFIED CREDIT TRUST

On Appeal from the Fourth Judicial District Court

Rusk County, Texas

Trial Court No. 2006-473

Before Morriss, C.J., Carter and Moseley, JJ.

Opinion by Justice Carter

O P I N I O N

Does a spendthrift provision in a trust preclude the remainder beneficiary from devising by a will his interest in the assets of the trust estate?

1. Facts and Background

W. D. Townley's will contained a trust leaving a life estate to…

2Cases cited14 opinions

  1. MCI Telecommunications Corp. v. Texas Utilities Electric Co.Texas Supreme Court · 1999
  2. Rothermel v. DuncanTexas Supreme Court · 1963
  3. Chadwick v. BristowTexas Supreme Court · 1948
  4. Rust v. RustCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1948
  5. Rust v. RustTexas Supreme Court · 1948

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