William K. Norvell v. Carter Norvell and Samuel Norvell

Summary

The court affirmed summary judgment on William Norvell's intentional-interference-with-inheritance-expectancy and undue-influence claims because he waived any challenge to the asserted ripeness ground by failing to address it on appeal. It reversed summary judgment on his declaratory-judgment, breach-of-fiduciary-duty, and conspiracy claims, holding that the defendants' private-law standing argument did not establish a basis for summary judgment. The court also rejected abatement and loss-of-jurisdiction arguments based on the later-filed probate proceedings and remanded for further proceedings.