lost will
Court Affirmed The Decision To Not Probate A Copy Of A Lost Will
By David Fowler Johnson on
Posted in Cases Decided, Texas Court of Appeals
In In re Est. of Brown, a charity attempted to probate a copy of a lost will. No. 01-19-00953-CV, 2022 Tex. App. LEXIS 9259 (Tex. App.—Houston [1st Dist.] December 20, 2022, no pet. history). The trial court denied the application, and the charity appealed. The court of appeals affirmed.
Court Affirms Finding That Will Was Lost And Not Revoked
By David Fowler Johnson on
Posted in Cases Decided, Texas Court of Appeals
In In the Estate of Burrell, a trial court admitted a copy of will to probate, and a contestant appealed. No. 09-14-00345-CV, 2016 Tex. App. LEXIS 10421 (Tex. App.—Beaumont September 22, 2016, no pet. history). This case was decided under the Texas Probate Code and not the new Estates…