In Marshall v. Marshall, there were multiple trusts created by J. Howard Marshall and E. Pierce Marshall involving Koch Industries shares. No. 14-25-00322-CV, 2026 Tex. App. LEXIS 1970 (Tex. App.—Houston [14th Dist.] March 3, 2026, pet. filed). Preston Marshall is a beneficiary of several trusts, including the Harrier Trust and
Presentation: Trust Litigation in Texas
David F. Johnson presented on “Trust Litigation in Texas” to the Tarrant County Bar Association’s Court Staff CLE on June 9, 2026, in Fort Worth, Texas. David discussed the concept of a trust, trustee fiduciary duties, standing to bring trust claims, parties to trust disputes, capacity issues, interim relief in
Court Reverses Turnover Order That Disregarded A Trust Where The Trustee Was Not A Party To The Proceeding
In Tomlinson v. Khoury, a judgment creditor discovered that the judgment debtor was the trustee and beneficiary of a spendthrift trust and brought a turnover action to invalidate the trust. No. 01-19-00183-CV, 2020 Tex. App. LEXIS 8427 (Tex. App.—Houston [1st Dist.] October 27, 2020, no pet. history). The judgment creditor was never sued in his capacity as trustee of the trust, but the trial court invalidated the trust and ordered a turnover of trust assets.