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Statutory Interpretation Intestate Succession

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Court Holds That Residuary Bequest Lapsed And Assets Should Go To The Heir At Law

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In In re Est. of Edward Long, the primary legal issue concerned the interpretation of a will, specifically whether the residuary clause—which bequeathed the residue of the estate to certain trusts for the decedent’s...more

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Court Reversed Order Holding That A Will Had Been Revoked Where There Was No Present Intent To Do So

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In In re Estate of Wright, decedent’s son appealed an order finding that his mother died intestate. No. 13-23-00043-CV, 2024 Tex. App. LEXIS 8078 (Tex. App.—Corpus Christi November 21, 2024, no pet. history)....more

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