Frost National Bank v. Fernandez

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• holding that the discovery rule does not apply to inheritance claims by non-marital children
• recognizing that “a plaintiff’s good faith allegations are used to determine the trial court’s jurisdiction” and that “[a] court may presume the truth of allegations supportive of standing to determine standing”
• holding that the probate court was not authorized to determine heirship because the decedent “left a will that disposed of all his property,” and “his estate was fully administered and closed” by the time appellee filed her application for heirship
• noting that a defendant who conclusively negates at least one essential element of a plaintiff’s cause of action is entitled to summary judgment on that claim
• noting bill of review is proceeding to set aside judgment that is no longer appealable or subject to motion for new trial
• declining to adopt other expansions that would “result squarely at odds with the policy” favoring finality of judgments

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