Legal Opinion
Chamberlain v. Witts
Court of Appeals of Texas
Decided July 23, 1985No. Nos. 05-84-01228-CV, 05-84-01284-CVPublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
GUILLOT, Justice.
This is a consolidated appeal of two dismissal orders from Probate Court No. 2 of Dallas County. For the reasons below, we affirm one order and reverse and remand the other.
The genesis of the two probate cases on appeal was the probating of the will of Salome Travis as a muniment of title on September 6, 1978. By the will, Mrs. Travis devised to her daughter, Jean Witts, her home in Dallas and to the other daughter, Amy Lee Chamberlain, “property equal to the value of my home.” The remainder was to be divided equally between the two sisters. For clarity’s sake, the daughters…
2Cases cited5 opinions
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- Pullen v. SwansonCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1984
- Lucik v. TaylorTexas Supreme Court · 1980
- Farah v. Fashing, Texas Court of Appeals, 8th District (El Paso)1984
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