Legal Opinion

In the Estate of Cornes

Texas Court of Appeals, 9th District (Beaumont)

Decided August 31, 2005No. 09-04-447 CVPublishedCited by 9 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

HOLLIS HORTON, Justice.

Lloyd Fowler, Sr. appeals from the trial court’s denial of his Application to Set Aside Order Probating Will, to Reinstate Application to Probate Holographic Will and Application for Bill of Review. In this instrument, Lloyd Fowler, Sr. challenged the admission to probate of a will signed by his mother, Ruby Fowler Cornes, and requested that a holographic will be admitted to probate. In four issues, Lloyd complains that he did not have notice of the application to probate the subject will; that the court erred in admitting the subject will to probate; that…

2Cases cited23 opinions

  1. City of Keller v. WilsonTexas Supreme Court · 2005
  2. Croucher v. CroucherTexas Supreme Court · 1983
  3. Uniroyal Goodrich Tire Co. v. MartinezTexas Supreme Court · 1998
  4. Leitch v. HornsbyTexas Supreme Court · 1996
  5. Southern Canal Co. v. State Board of Water EngineersTexas Supreme Court · 1958

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3Cited by9 opinions

  1. In Re Estate of Rothrock, Texas Court of Appeals, 12th District (Tyler)2010
  2. in the Matter of the Estate of Willard O. Allen, Texas Court of Appeals, 11th District (Eastland)2013
  3. Mary Ann Orr and Charlotte Orr v. Lucy Ann Walker, Texas Court of Appeals, 1st District (Houston)2014
  4. Michael Joseph Castillo and Orlando Castillo v. Melissa Castillo-Wall, Texas Court of Appeals, 3rd District (Austin)2022
  5. in the Estate of Billy Joe Wlecyk A/K/A Billy Joe Wleczyk, Texas Court of Appeals, 1st District (Houston)2021

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