Bryant v. Hamlin

BATEMAN, Justice.

This is a will contest. Appellant is the proponent and appellees are the heirs at law and contestants. After denial of probate by the probate court, there was a jury trial on appeal in the district court. At the conclusion of appellant’s evidence, the court on motion of appellees withdrew the case from the jury and denied probate of the will. For the reasons hereinafter given, we reverse and remand.

By his first three points of error appellant asserts that there was at least some evidence of probative value to show substantial compliance with §' 88 of the Texas Probate Code,…