Conroy v. Conroy

Mr. Judge German

delivered the opinion of the Commission of Appeals, Section A.

This suit involves title to a tract of land in Titus County. On August 16, 1910, Thalia Conroy, wife of R. E. Conroy, owned this tract of land as her separate estate. On that date she executed a will, by which she devised all of her estate to her husband. At that time she had no child, and the will contained nothing which could be construed as making provision for, or mentioning, any after-born child. On July 28, 1911, R. J. Conroy was born of Thalia and R. E. Conroy.

Thalia Conroy died August 3, 1913, and on…