Haldeman v. Openheimer
Texas Supreme Court
Error to the Court of Civil Appeals for the Third District, in an appeal from Travis County. Action by Mrs. Openheimer to obtain construction of a will. Defendant appealed from the judgment, and on its affirmance obtained writ of error.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Williams
This action was brought by Mrs. Openheimer, as executrix of the will of her deceased husband, L. M. Openheimer, to obtain a construction thereof. She died before the trial in the District Court and the defendants in error, Lewis Hancock and R. M. Thompson, prosecuted the cause to judgment. The questions which they sought to have decided were (1) whether or not the legacies given by the will were chargeable upon the real estate, in case the personalty should prove inadequate to pay them after discharging the debts, and (2) whether or not, as trustees under the will, they had power to sell…
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