IN RE ESTATE OF HENDLER

No. 05-08-01146-CV.

316 S.W.3d 703 (2010)

In the ESTATE OF Charles Frank HENDLER, Deceased.

Court of Appeals of Texas, Dallas.

Rehearing Overruled August 17, 2010.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert D. Lybrand, Turner & Lybrand, P.C., Coppell, TX, for Appellant.

Erny G. Simmons, Glast, Phillips & Murray, Dallas, TX, for Appellee.

Before Justices MOSELEY, FITZGERALD, and LANG-MIERS.


OPINION

Opinion By Justice FITZGERALD.

Nine years after decedent Charles Frank Hendler executed his will, he handwrote a note at the bottom of the will's signature page. In this probate matter, the trial court granted summary judgment that the note was a valid holographic codicil that republished the will. The court further ruled that Charles's two children, who were born between the execution of the will and the writing of the note, were not pretermitted...

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