ELDRIDGE v. MARSHALL NATIONAL BANK

No. 1073.

527 S.W.2d 222 (1975)

Fred R. ELDRIDGE et al., Appellants, v. MARSHALL NATIONAL BANK et al., Appellees.

Court of Civil Appeals of Texas, Houston (14th Dist.).

Rehearing Denied September 17, 1975.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

George Red, Red & Kemp, William R. Powell, Jr., Lew W. Harpold, Hofheinz & Harpold, Isaac C. Satterwhite, Houston, for appellants.

Richard E. Green, Asst. Atty. Gen., Austin, Gaines Baldwin, Abney & Baldwin, Marshall, Ben H. Rice, III, Vinson, Elkins, Searls, Connally & Smith, Houston, for appellees.


TUNKS, Chief Justice.

This is a will construction case. The district court rendered a summary declaratory judgment upon the motion of the Attorney General of Texas, construing the will to establish a charitable trust and holding that all property remaining after specific legacies and bequests passed to the trust under the will. Appellants, Fred R. Eldridge, et al. (the heirs), appeal from the granting of the summary judgment in favor of appellees and from the denial...

Let's get started

Leagle.com

Welcome to the leading source of independent legal reporting
Sign on now to see your case.
Or view more than 10 million decisions and orders.

  • Updated daily.
  • Uncompromising quality.
  • Complete, Accurate, Current.

Listed below are the cases that are cited in this Featured Case. Click the citation to see the full text of the cited case. Citations are also linked in the body of the Featured Case.

Cited Cases

  • No Cases Found

Listed below are those cases in which this Featured Case is cited. Click on the case name to see the full text of the citing case.

Citing Cases