Legal Opinion · Dissent

Erwin v. Steele

Court of Appeals of Texas

Decided March 10, 1950No. 14156Published

1Dissent

CRAMER, Justice.

I respectfully dissent from the majority opinion in this case.

The will involved (omitting formal parts; with italics mine) reads as follows: “That we, Dorman F. Steele and Florence R. Steele, husband and wife, being of sound and disposing mind and memory, and being desirous of arranging our worldly affairs in the event of our death, do hereby make, constitute and publish this our last will and testament, hereby specifically revoking any and all wills heretofore made by us or either of us: 1. It is our desire that upon the death of either of us he or she shall be buried in…

2Cases cited8 opinions

  1. Anderson & Kerr Drilling Co. v. BruhlmeyerTexas Supreme Court · 1940
  2. Mitchell v. DeaneTexas Commission of Appeals · 1928
  3. Russell v. AdamsTexas Commission of Appeals · 1927
  4. Dickson v. DicksonCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1918
  5. Verhalen v. KleinCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1924

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