Legal Opinion

Gray v. Bird

Court of Appeals of Texas

Decided June 18, 1964No. 38PublishedCited by 35 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

MOORE, Justice.

This is a plenary or independent suit originally brought in the County Court of Anderson County to set aside a judgment of that court theretofore entered probating the will of Cora E. Strong. Under the terms of the will, Cora E. Strong, bequeathed all of her property to her six living brothers and sisters, to-wit: Flora Gray Day, Emma Gray Rhodes, W. E. Gray, Pearl Elliott, Iva May Bishop and B. F. Gray, share and share alike, and further provided that should either of her brothers or sisters predecease her that their share would not lapse but would pass to their descendants.…

2Cases cited12 opinions

  1. In Re King's EstateTexas Supreme Court · 1951
  2. Vincent E. Jenkins v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1962
  3. Texas & New Orleans Railroad v. BurdenTexas Supreme Court · 1947
  4. Schooler v. StateCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1943
  5. Pierce v. Foreign Mission Board of Southern Baptist ConventionTexas Commission of Appeals · 1921

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3Cited by35 opinions

  1. Commonwealth v. ThomasSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1971
  2. Commonwealth v. DanielsSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1978
  3. Moore v. GranthamTexas Supreme Court · 1980
  4. Dyer v. Cotton, Texas Court of Appeals, 1st District (Houston)2010
  5. Slaughter v. Abilene State SchoolTexas Supreme Court · 1977

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