Legal Opinion
Ellis v. Bruce
Court of Appeals of Texas
Decided January 20, 1956No. 3216PublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
GRISSOM, Chief Justice.
J. C. Bruce sued the brothers and sisters of A. T. Bruce and Mrs. Belle Bruce for the purpose of having construed the will of A. T. and Belle Bruce which, so far as is here pertinent, is as follows :
“That we, A. T. Bruce, and Belle Bruce, husband and wife respectively, of Nolan County, Texas, being of sound and disposing mind and memory, and understanding, in view of’the uncertainty of human life, and for the purpose of making the best disposition of our worldly affairs, revoking all former wills, if any, by us heretofore made.
“It is our will and desire that the…
2Cases cited23 opinions
- Caples v. WardTexas Supreme Court · 1915
- Larrabee v. PorterCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1914
- Republic National Bank of Dallas v. FredericksTexas Supreme Court · 1955
- Wagnon v. WagnonCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1929
- Calvery v. CalveryTexas Supreme Court · 1932
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3Cited by17 opinions
- Gee v. ReadTexas Supreme Court · 1980
- Estate of Cavenaugh v. CommissionerUnited States Tax Court · 1993
- Ellis v. First National Bank in DallasCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1958
- Milton J. Grossman, Independent of the Estate of James A. Stavely, Deceased v. Ellis Campbell, Jr., District Director of Internal RevenueCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1966
- Hobson v. SheltonCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1957
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