Legal Opinion
Allen v. Berrey
Texas Court of Appeals, 4th District (San Antonio)
Decided December 1, 1982No. 04-82-00132-CVPublishedCited by 21 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
BASKIN, Justice.
This is a suit for declaratory judgment by an independent executor against the two devisees and legatees under a will for executor’s fees in excess of the amount specified by the will. A county court at law in Bexar County, sitting as a probate court, granted summary judgment to the devisees, and the independent executor appeals. The parties will be denominated as they were in the probate court.
Samuel W. Berrey died testate, leaving his entire estate to his wife, Mary Berrey, and to his sister, Jeanne Wilson. Paragraph V of decedent’s will provided:
I hereby constitute…
2Cases cited18 opinions
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- Woodard v. Southwest States, Inc.Texas Supreme Court · 1964
- Martin v. TrevinoCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1978
- Citizens First National Bank of Tyler v. Cinco Exploration Co.Texas Supreme Court · 1976
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