In In re Est. of McCulloch, David McCulloch died August 14, 2022, with a pour-over will leaving all property to the David and Vicki McCulloch Trust. No. 02-25-00036-CV, 2026 Tex. App. LEXIS 2094 (Tex. App.—Fort Worth March 5, 2026, no pet.). Vicki McCulloch, surviving co-trustee, amended the trust September
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Court Held That Statutory Probate Court Had Sole Jurisdiction Over Claims Against The Estate
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Posted in Cases Decided, Texas Court of Appeals
In Hawes v. Peden, a client sued a deceased attorney’s estate and her law firm in district court due to the attorney failing to finish the representation before her death. No. 06-19-00053-CV, 2019 Tex. App. LEXIS 10841 (Tex. App.—Texarkana December 16, 2019, no pet. history). The law firm filed…
Court Affirms Judgment For Estate Representative Due To A Statute-Of-Limitations Tolling Statute
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Posted in Cases Decided, Texas Court of Appeals
In Kaptchinskie v. Estate of Kirchner, the purchasers of property sued an estate to establish that the estate’s claim under a note was extinguished by the statute of limitations. No. 14-15-01080-CV, 2017 Tex. App. LEXIS 7012 (Tex. App.—Houston [14th Dist.] July 27, 2017, no pet. history). The independent administratrix…