Malone v. Dixon

COLLINGS, Justice.

Ben Dixon brought suit in the County Court of Baylor County seeking a judgment declaring him to be the adopted son of Marenda J. Gist, deceased, by estoppel. Defendants were Barney Malone and other collateral heirs of the said Marenda J. Gist. Judgment was rendered in the County Court adverse to plaintiff’s claim and he appealed to the District Court. After a trial before a jury, judgment was rendered in the District Court decreeing Ben Dixon to be the adopted son of Marenda J. Gist, deceased, by estoppel and the sole and only heir entitled to inherit' all of her estate. The…