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· 11/9/2000

San Antonio Area Foundation v. Lang

Citations

  • 35 S.W.3d 636
  • 44 Tex. Sup. Ct. J. 57
  • 2000 Tex. LEXIS 97
  • 2000 WL 1675984

How courts have described this case

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  • holding that the term \real property\ is clear and unambiguous based on definitions from the Probate Code and the Property Code
  • holding that the term “real property” is clear and unambiguous based on definitions from the Probate Code and the Property Code
  • explaining that extrinsic evidence is only admissible when a term is open to more than one construction
  • noting that courts will not rewrite wills to vary or add provisions to reach a “presumed intent”
  • stating that courts must not redraft a trust instrument to vary or add provisions to reach a -8- 04-20-00035-CV presumed intent
  • stating that courts must not redraft wills to vary or add provisions \under the guise of construction of the language of the will\ to reach a presumed intent

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Judges: Abbott

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