Houston v. Holmes
Court of Appeals of Texas
Appeal from District Court, Harris County ; J. D. Harvey, Judge. Proceedings by Harry E. Holmes for the probate of a will, to which Clyde Houston, by his next friend, and others, filed objections. From a judgment in favor of the will, objectors appeal.
1Opinion of the CourtHightower, C. J.
This appeal comes from one of the district courts of Harris county, in which the trial judge, at the conclusion of all evidence, discharged the jury that had been selected in the case, and thereupon rendered judgment in favor of the defendant, the appellee herein.
The case 'has been before this court once before, and the opinion of this court upon the former appeal may be found reported in 241 S. W. 1039. While there has been some change in the parties plaintiff, occasioned by the death of Robert J. Houston, there has been no change in the cause of action in any respect, and, as we view the…
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