BELT v. OPPENHEIMER BLEND HARRISON & TATE

No. 04-0681.

192 S.W.3d 780 (2006)

Kristin Terk BELT and Kimberly Terk Murphy, Joint Independent Executrixes of the Estate of David B. Terk, Deceased, Petitioners, v. OPPENHEIMER, BLEND, HARRISON & TATE, INC., Glen A. Yale, J. David Oppenheimer and Kenneth M. Gindy, Respondents.

Supreme Court of Texas.

Decided May 5, 2006.

Rehearing Denied June 30, 2006.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Barry Snell, Bayne Snell & Krause, San Antonio, for Petitioner.

David Stephenson, Mark J. Cannan and West Worrell Winter, Clemens & Spencer, P.C., San Antonio, for Respondent.


Chief Justice JEFFERSON delivered the opinion of the Court.

Kristin Terk Belt and Kimberly Terk Murphy (the Terks)—the joint, independent executors of their father David Terk's estate—sued several attorneys and their law firm, Oppenheimer, Blend, Harrison, & Tate, Inc. (collectively, the Attorneys) for legal malpractice. The Attorneys moved for summary judgment on the ground that estate planners owe no duty to the personal representatives of a deceased...

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