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The Texas Constructive Trust And Its Peculiar Requirements, David Dittfurth
The Texas Constructive Trust And Its Peculiar Requirements, David Dittfurth
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Consider two cases. In the first case, you represent the children of a woman who was intentionally and wrongfully killed by her husband. After having pled guilty to negligent homicide, the husband probates his wife's will in which he is the sole beneficiary. In the second case, your client attempts an online transfer of her savings to another of her accounts but enters the account number erroneously and sends her life's savings to a stranger's account. The recipient of this windfall has withdrawn the money in cashier's checks and refuses to return them to her.
Your clients want a court …