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Matter of Estate of Poe

Opinion Date 2022-06-17
  • Court Line: Supreme Court of Texas
  • Citation: --- S.W.3d ----
  • Subcategory: Capacity
  • Jury: Jury
  • Probate Court: Yes
  • Testator Age at Will Signing: unspecified
Details
Contestant(s):
Child
  • Caregiver as: Contestant; Proponent; Neither: Unspecified
  • Testator Male or Female: Male
  • Testator Education Summary: Unknown
  • Testator Sophistication Rating: Unknown

  • Prevailing Party in Trial Court: Proponent
  • Prevailing Party in COA: Appellee
  • Amount of Attorneys' Fees: $ 232455.62.
  • Testamentary or Contractual Capacity Case: Contractual
  • Will Type or Trust: Non-holographic
  • Alleged Ailments: Dementia - Non-Specified
  • Parallel Cite: 2022 WL 2183306
  • Docket Number: 20-0178

Outcomes
  • Our Summary:

    The court examined a number of business issues, but with respect to the mental capacity challenge issued a directed verdict.

Summaries