Properly Interpreting Wills

Date

2002

Authors

Beyer, Gerry W.

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Abstract

A short analysis of a 2000 Supreme Court of Texas case. Assets related to real property passed to the residuary beneficiary even though extrinsic evidence showed the testatrix wanted this additional property devised to her niece and nephew as part of the real property.

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wills, estate planning, will interpretation, Texas, extrinsic evidence, unambiguous will provision, testator intent

Citation

Gerry W. Beyer, Properly Interpreting Wills, 65 Tex. B.J. 38 (2002).