Crowson v. Wakeham

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

• suggesting that parties seek a severance order for purposes of finality, if the judgment meets the severance criteria
• acknowledging that former “adjudication of substantial right” test was “somewhat ambiguous,” but also approving same as “factor” appropriate for consideration in determining finality
• explaining that adjudication of a “substantial right” is a factor to consider when determining whether a probate order is appealable
• suggesting that parties seek a severance order for purposes of finality, if the judgment meets the severance criteria
• explaining that “[l]itigants can and should seek a severance order either with the judgment disposing of one party or group or parties, or seek severance as quickly as practicable after the judgment”
• stating that if there is an express statute declaring the phase of the probate proceedings to be final and appealable, that statute controls, and setting out test for determining final orders otherwise

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).

Cited by

248 cases in this archive cite this case; the 20 most cited are listed.

• Lehmann v. Har-Con Corp.
  Texas Supreme Court· 2001-02-01· cited 4,923×
• De Ayala v. MacKie
  Texas Supreme Court· 2006-06-09· cited 308×
• Logan v. McDaniel
  Tex. App. Ct., 3rd Dist. (Austin)· 2000-07-27· cited 99×
• In Re Estate of Loveless
  Tex. App. Ct., 6th Dist. (Texarkana)· 2001-12-07· cited 88×
• Sanders v. Capitol Area Council, Boy Scouts of America
  Tex. App. Ct., 3rd Dist. (Austin)· 1996-09-18· cited 47×
• Brown v. Traylor
  Tex. App. Ct., 1st Dist. (Houston)· 2006-11-02· cited 45×
• A & W INDUSTRIES, INC. v. Day
  Court of Appeals of Texas· 1998-07-16· cited 40×
• In Re the Guardianship of Miller
  Tex. App. Ct., 5th Dist. (Dallas)· 2009-10-07· cited 40×
• In the Estate of Gaines
  Tex. App. Ct., 14th Dist. (Houston)· 2008-09-11· cited 35×
• Garner v. Long
  Court of Appeals of Texas· 2003-04-17· cited 33×
• In Re Estate of Padilla
  Tex. App. Ct., 4th Dist. (San Antonio)· 2003-02-05· cited 31×
• In Re Estate of Vigen
  Tex. App. Ct., 13th Dist.· 1998-03-12· cited 30×
• Churchill v. Mayo
  Tex. App. Ct., 1st Dist. (Houston)· 2006-08-03· cited 30×
• Nadolney v. Taub
  Tex. App. Ct., 14th Dist. (Houston)· 2003-10-23· cited 30×
• In Re the Estate of Robinson
  Tex. App. Ct., 13th Dist.· 2004-08-19· cited 30×
• in the Estate of Edmund B. Coleman
  Tex. App. Ct., 8th Dist. (El Paso)· 2011-11-21· cited 27×
• in Re: Estate of Frances J. Hutchins
  Tex. App. Ct., 5th Dist. (Dallas)· 2012-11-13· cited 27×
• Estate of Savana
  Court of Appeals of Texas· 2017-08-22· cited 26×
• Long v. Spencer
  Tex. App. Ct., 5th Dist. (Dallas)· 2004-07-01· cited 25×
• In Re the Guardianship of Glasser
  Tex. App. Ct., 4th Dist. (San Antonio)· 2009-04-09· cited 25×