Rotan Grocery Co. v. Pate
Court of Appeals of Texas
Appeal from District Court, McLennan County; Tom L. McCullough, Jhidge. Action by Mrs. Eppie Pate, as administratrix, etc., of the estate of W. W. Pate, deceased, against the Rotan Grocery Company and others. Judgment for' plaintiff, and defendants appeal.
1Opinion of the CourtRice, J.
The appellee, Mrs. Eppie Pate, is the surviving widow of W. W. Pate, deceased, who died intestate in McLennan county on or about October 18, 1912, leaving surviving him his said widow and five minor children. At the time of and prior to his death he was conducting a general mercantile business at Hoehn in said county, where he resided with his family; and, though possessed of considerable property, all of which was community estate between himself and his said wife, it appears that his estate was largely indebted and in fact insolvent. Shortly after his death, on to wit, October 22,1912, his…
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