Legal Opinion
Roberts v. Drake
Court of Appeals of Texas
Decided May 8, 1964No. 16340PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WILLIAMS, Justice.
The primary question presented by this appeal is a proper construction to be placed on the holographic will of Bird L. Drake, deceased. Harold C. Drake, as executor of the estate of Bird L. Drake, deceased, brought this action in the district court seeking judicial construction of the will, but advocating no particular construction. Appellants (being named beneficiaries in the will) requested the trial court to construe the will so as to uphold the specific legacies in the will. Since the will contains certain bequests to charitable beneficiaries the Attorney General of…
2Cases cited27 opinions
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- Guilliams v. KoonsmanTexas Supreme Court · 1955
- Cartwright v. TruebloodTexas Supreme Court · 1897
- Republic National Bank of Dallas v. FredericksTexas Supreme Court · 1955
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3Cited by16 opinions
- Bridges v. First National Bank in DallasCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1968
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