Robertson v. Robertson

SAM D. JOHNSON, Justice.

This was a suit by Willie Robertson to establish his heirship to the estate of his father, Richard Robertson, deceased, and for partition thereof. Willie Robertson, the plaintiff, was the sole child of Richard Robertson and his wife, Edith, who were married in Louisiana in 1907. In 1920, Richard moved to Texas, leaving his son, Willie, and his wife, Edith, in Louisiana.

Subsequently, in 1927, Richard Robertson entered into a ceremonial marriage in this state with the defendant, Lela Herndon, and they continued to live together as husband and wife until Richard died…