Til Death Do Us Part: Joint Tenancy by Quasi-Estoppel and Revisiting the Wagenschein Decision
January 2022 — In Wagenschein v. Ehlinger, 581 S.W.3d 851 (Tex. App.—Corpus Christi 2019, pet. denied) the Corpus Christi Court of Appeals interpreted a royalty reservation in a warranty deed. The disagreement turned on whether the reservation created a joint tenancy or a tenancy in common. The Court held that all but one of the plaintiffs were quasi-estopped from arguing that the deed created a tenancy in common.
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