Opinion
NO. 01-02-00114-CV
04-15-2014
E. PIERCE MARSHALL, INDIVIDUALLY, AS WILL PROPONENT, AS CO-TRUSTEE OF THE MARSHALL GRANDCHILDREN'S TRUST FOR THE BENEFIT OF E. PIERCE MARSHALL, JR., AS CO-TRUSTEE OF THE MARSHALL GRANDCHILDREN'S TRUST FOR THE BENEFIT OF PRESTON MARSHALL, AS TRUSTEE OF THE MARSHALL PETROLEUM, INC. STOCKHOLDING TRUST, AS TRUSTEE OF THE MARSHALL MUSEUM AND LIBRARY TRUST, AS TRUSTEE OF THE BETTYE B. MARSHALL LIVING TRUST, AS TRUSTEE OF THE J. HOWARD MARSHALL, II, MARITAL TRUST NUMBER TWO, AND AS TRUSTEE OF THE E. PIERCE MARSHALL FAMILY TRUST CREATED UNDER THE BETTYE B. MARSHALL LIVING TRUST INDENTURE DATED OCTOBER 30, 1990; ELAINE MARSHALL, INDIVIDUALLY, AS CO-TRUSTEE OF THE MARSHALL GRANDCHILDREN'S TRUST FOR THE BENEFIT OF E. PIERCE MARSHALL, JR., AND AS CO-TRUSTEE OF THE MARSHALL GRANDCHILDREN'S TRUST FOR THE BENEFIT OF PRESTON MARSHALL; E. PIERCE MARSHALL, JR.; PRESTON MARSHALL; MARSHALL PETROLEUM, INC.; TROF, INC.; FINLEY HILLIARD, INDIVIDUALLY, AS TRUSTEE OF THE J. HOWARD MARSHALL, II, LIVING TRUST, AS TRUSTEE OF THE MARSHALL PETROLEUM, INC. STOCK HOLDING TRUST, AS TRUSTEE OF THE GRANTOR RETAINED ANNUITY TRUST, AS TRUSTEE OF THE J. HOWARD MARSHALL CHARITABLE LEAD TRUST, AS TRUSTEE OF THE J. HOWARD MARSHALL, II, LIQUIDATING TRUST NUMBER TWO, AND AS TRUSTEE OF THE J. HOWARD MARSHALL, II, FAMILY TRUST; KEN FARRAR, AS TRUSTEE OF THE J. HOWARD MARSHALL, II, LIVING TRUST, AS TRUSTEE OF THE J. HOWARD MARSHALL, II, LIQUIDATING TRUST NUMBER ONE, AND AS TRUSTEE OF THE J. HOWARD MARSHALL, II, FAMILY TRUST; AND DR. STEPHEN COOK, AS TRUSTEE OF THE MARSHALL MUSEUM AND LIBRARY TRUST, Appellants v. J. HOWARD MARSHALL, III; VICKIE LYNN MARSHALL; HARVEY SORENSEN; AND FOULSTON & SIEFKIN, L.L.P., Appellees FOULSTON & SIEFKIN, L.L.P. AND HARVEY SORENSEN, Appellants v. J. HOWARD MARSHALL, III, Appellee J. HOWARD MARSHALL, III, Appellant v. E. PIERCE MARSHALL, INDIVIDUALLY, AS WILL PROPONENT, AS CO-TRUSTEE OF THE MARSHALL GRANDCHILDREN'S TRUST FOR THE BENEFIT OF E. PIERCE MARSHALL, JR., AS CO-TRUSTEE OF THE MARSHALL GRANDCHILDREN'S TRUST FOR THE BENEFIT OF PRESTON MARSHALL, AS TRUSTEE OF THE MARSHALL PETROLEUM, INC. STOCKHOLDING TRUST, AS TRUSTEE OF THE MARSHALL MUSEUM AND LIBRARY TRUST, AS TRUSTEE OF THE BETTYE B. MARSHALL LIVING TRUST, AS TRUSTEE OF THE J. HOWARD MARSHALL, II, MARITAL TRUST NUMBER TWO, AND AS TRUSTEE OF THE E. PIERCE MARSHALL FAMILY TRUST CREATED UNDER THE BETTYE B. MARSHALL LIVING TRUST INDENTURE DATED OCTOBER 30, 1990; ELAINE MARSHALL, INDIVIDUALLY, AS CO-TRUSTEE OF THE MARSHALL GRANDCHILDREN'S TRUST FOR THE BENEFIT OF E. PIERCE MARSHALL, JR., AND AS CO-TRUSTEE OF THE MARSHALL GRANDCHILDREN'S TRUST FOR THE BENEFIT OF PRESTON MARSHALL; E. PIERCE MARSHALL, JR.; PRESTON MARSHALL; MARSHALL PETROLEUM, INC.; TROF, INC.; FINLEY HILLIARD, INDIVIDUALLY, AS TRUSTEE OF THE J. HOWARD MARSHALL, II, LIVING TRUST, AS TRUSTEE OF THE MARSHALL PETROLEUM, INC. STOCK HOLDING TRUST, AS TRUSTEE OF THE GRANTOR RETAINED ANNUITY TRUST, AS TRUSTEE OF THE J. HOWARD MARSHALL CHARITABLE LEAD TRUST, AS TRUSTEE OF THE J. HOWARD MARSHALL, II, LIQUIDATING TRUST NUMBER TWO, AND AS TRUSTEE OF THE J. HOWARD MARSHALL, II, FAMILY TRUST; KEN FARRAR, AS TRUSTEE OF THE J. HOWARD MARSHALL, II, LIVING TRUST, AS TRUSTEE OF THE J. HOWARD MARSHALL, II, LIQUIDATING TRUST NUMBER ONE, AND AS TRUSTEE OF THE J. HOWARD MARSHALL, II, FAMILY TRUST; HARVEY SORENSEN; FOULSTON & SIEFKIN, L.L.P.; DR. STEPHEN COOK, AS TRUSTEE OF THE MARSHALL MUSEUM AND LIBRARY TRUST; CHARLES KOCH; DON CORDES; AND KOCH INDUSTRIES, INC., Appellees VICKIE LYNN MARSHALL, Appellant v. E. PIERCE MARSHALL, AS WILL PROPONENT, INDIVIDUALLY, AS CO-TRUSTEE OF THE MARSHALL GRANDCHILDREN'S TRUST FOR THE BENEFIT OF E. PIERCE MARSHALL, JR., AS CO-TRUSTEE OF THE MARSHALL GRANDCHILDREN'S TRUST FOR THE BENEFIT OF PRESTON MARSHALL, AS TRUSTEE OF THE MARSHALL PETROLEUM, INC. STOCKHOLDING TRUST, AS TRUSTEE OF THE MARSHALL MUSEUM AND LIBRARY TRUST, AS TRUSTEE OF THE BETTYE B. MARSHALL LIVING TRUST, AS TRUSTEE OF THE J. HOWARD MARSHALL, II, MARITAL TRUST NUMBER TWO, AND AS TRUSTEE OF THE E. PIERCE MARSHALL FAMILY TRUST CREATED UNDER THE BETTYE B. MARSHALL LIVING TRUST INDENTURE DATED OCTOBER 30, 1990; ELAINE MARSHALL, INDIVIDUALLY, AS CO-TRUSTEE OF THE MARSHALL GRANDCHILDREN'S TRUST FOR THE BENEFIT OF E. PIERCE MARSHALL, JR., AND AS CO-TRUSTEE OF THE MARSHALL GRANDCHILDREN'S TRUST FOR THE BENEFIT OF PRESTON MARSHALL; E. PIERCE MARSHALL, JR.; PRESTON MARSHALL; MARSHALL PETROLEUM, INC.; TROF, INC.; FINLEY HILLIARD, INDIVIDUALLY, AS TRUSTEE OF THE J. HOWARD MARSHALL, II, LIVING TRUST, AS TRUSTEE OF THE MARSHALL PETROLEUM, INC. STOCK HOLDING TRUST, AS TRUSTEE OF THE GRANTOR RETAINED ANNUITY TRUST, AS TRUSTEE OF THE J. HOWARD MARSHALL CHARITABLE LEAD TRUST, AS TRUSTEE OF THE J. HOWARD MARSHALL, II, LIQUIDATING TRUST NUMBER TWO, AND AS TRUSTEE OF THE J. HOWARD MARSHALL, II, FAMILY TRUST; KEN FARRAR, AS TRUSTEE OF THE J. HOWARD MARSHALL, II, LIVING TRUST, AS TRUSTEE OF THE J. HOWARD MARSHALL, II, LIQUIDATING TRUST NUMBER ONE, AND AS TRUSTEE OF THE J. HOWARD MARSHALL, II, FAMILY TRUST; HARVEY SORENSEN; FOULSTON & SIEFKIN, L.L.P.; AND DR. STEPHEN COOK, AS TRUSTEE OF THE MARSHALL MUSEUM AND LIBRARY TRUST, Appellees
On Appeal from the Probate Court No. 2
Harris County, Texas
Trial Court Case No. 276,815-402
MEMORANDUM ORDER
Appellees and cross-appellants, Harvey R. Sorensen and Foulston & Siefken, L.L.P., have filed a motion to dismiss their appeal. No opinion has issued and no party has filed a response to the motion. See TEX. R. APP. P. 10.1(b), 10.3. Accordingly, we grant the motion and dismiss Harvey R. Sorensen and Foulston & Siefken, L.L.P.'s appeal. See TEX. R. APP. P. 42.1(a)(1). All other appeals remain pending.
PER CURIAM
Panel consists of Chief Justice Radack and Justices Massengale and Huddle.