In Herbig v. Welch, a dispute arose around whether a trust terminated and whether certain transfers were valid. No. 01-22-00080-CV, 2023 Tex. App. LEXIS 4505 (Tex. App.—Houston [1st Dist.] June 27, 2023, no pet.). The parties disputed whether a trust terminated, whether a trustee had authority to accept transfers
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Court Holds That A Testamentary Trust Did Not Fail Because The Primary Beneficiary Predeceased The Decedent
By David Fowler Johnson on
Posted in Cases Decided, Texas Court of Appeals
In In re Estate of Moore, a decedent executed a will that provided that the residuary of his estate would be held in trust for his mother, and such trust would terminate on her death with the assets then passing to certain charitable remainder beneficiaries. No. 05-18-00019-CV, 2019 Tex. App. LEXIS 3871 (Tex. App.—Dallas May 14, 2019, no pet. history). The decedent’s mother predeceased him. The decedent’s sole heir then alleged that the trust failed because the sole beneficiary predeceased the decedent and that she should receive the assets. The remainder beneficiaries of the trust alleged that the trust did not fail and that they should receive the assets. The trial court ruled for the charities, and the heir appealed.