The Texas Supreme Court resolved a longstanding debate and an unusual split in lower courts by declaring that there is no cause of action for intentional interference with inheritance.
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Probate
Tortious Interference with Inheritance Rights
By Julia Pendery on
Posted in Probate
The question of whether Texas recognizes a cause of action for tortious interference with inheritance rights will go before the Texas Supreme Court in February. The Court granted the petition in a case from the Amarillo Court of Appeals on December 23, 2016. Justice Quinn wrote the majority opinion in Jackson Walker, LLP v. Kinsel…