Shook v. Journeay
Court of Appeals of Texas
Appeal from District Court, Bexar County ; Arthur W. Seeligson, Judge. Mandamus by Ella D. Journeay against P. H. Shook, County Judge. From a judgment in favor of the relator, respondent appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtMoursund, J.
On October 4, 1911, ap-pellee filed an application in the county court of Bexar county for the probate of the will of H. B. Salliway, deceased, and for letters testamentary; she having been appointed independent executrix by the will.
On November 7, 1911, a number of creditors of H. B. Salliway filed an instrument in said county court contesting the application of appellee to be appointed executrix, alleging that she was insolvent, not a proper person to be appointed executrix; that they feared she would dispose of the property and they would lose their debt; that the placing of appellee in…
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