Stark v. Benckenstein - In the Court of Appeals Ninth District of Texas at Beaumont

Stark v. Benckenstein

By In the Court of Appeals Ninth District of Texas at Beaumont

  • Release Date: 2004-12-30
  • Genre: Law

Description

This suit arises from claims related to the estates of three decedents - H.J. Lutcher Stark ("Lutcher"), and two of his wives, Nita Hill Stark ("Nita"), and Nelda C. Stark ("Nelda"). Appellants, who are heirs of William H. Stark II (one of Lutchers and Nitas sons), contest the trial courts grant of summary judgment against them in a declaratory judgment action. The appellants are Ida Marie Stark, individually and as independent executor of the Estate of William H. Stark II, Deceased, William H. Stark III, Randall Hill Stark, and Linda Marie Stark Barras. The appellees are Eunice R. Benckenstein, Walter G. Riedel III, and Roy Wingate, each individually and as independent co-executors of the estate of Nelda C. Stark, deceased (the "Estate"); Eunice R. Benckenstein, as successor independent executrix of the estate of H.J. Lutcher Stark, deceased; the Nelda C. and H.J. Lutcher Stark Foundation (the "Foundation"); Clyde V. McKee, Jr., individually; and the Attorney General of the State of Texas, intervenor. We will affirm.

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