Cogley v. Welch

Appellants filed this suit against appellees for the purpose of having themselves declared the heirs at law of Thomas F. Farrell, deceased, as a basis for a demand upon the executors for the delivery of the estate to them.

Thomas F. Farrell died in Webb county, Tex., on or about the 14th day of May, 1900, leaving a last will and testament creating M. T. Cogley and Albert Urbahn his independent executors. The will was duly probated in Webb county, and said independent executors duly qualified as such.

The will of Thomas F. Farrell, after providing for a number of special legacies, left the…