Legal Opinion

Boudreaux v. Taylor

Court of Appeals of Texas

Decided January 11, 1962No. 3920PublishedCited by 8 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

WILSON, Justice.

Four sisters were declared illegitimate by the judgment appealed from, in which a take-nothing judgment was rendered against appellants. In our opinion the judgment is erroneous, and it is reversed.

Appellants are three of the daughters and the son of a deceased daughter of James Taylor and Cecilia Joseph whose Louisiana marriage the trial court concluded was void. Appellants were denied any interest in their father’s estate in this non-jury action against appellee, his fourth and surviving wife. Findings and conclusions were filed. The material facts, found or undisputed, are…

2Cases cited22 opinions

  1. Patterson v. GainesSupreme Court of the United States · 1848
  2. Smith v. SmithSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1891
  3. Texas Employers' Insurance Ass'n v. ElderTexas Supreme Court · 1955
  4. Consolidated Underwriters v. KellyTexas Commission of Appeals · 1929
  5. Funderburk v. FunderburkSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1949

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3Cited by8 opinions

  1. Esparza v. EsparzaCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1964
  2. Wickware v. SessionCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1976
  3. Mayo v. FordDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1962
  4. Mullinax v. MullinaxCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1969
  5. Moorehead v. BowenCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1986

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