Thornhill v. Elskes

WILSON, Justice.

This is the third appeal in this cause. Plaintiffs’ initial petition prayed for a declaratory judgment construing a will; for such orders as were proper or needed to effectuate the interpretation, including partition and distribution; and for attorneys’ fees and general relief. The action was brought by Mrs. Elskes, an independent executrix and the testamentary trustee under the will, against her co-executors and other devisees. Our opinion in Thornhill v. Elskes, Tex.Civ.App., 381 S.W.2d 99, writ ref. n. r. e., narrates the proceedings. The will was. there construed and the…