Whaley v. Peat

COLEMAN, Justice.

Appellant, Dorothy Gladys Whaley, brought this action to establish her interest in certain real estate as the daughter of Ambres Peat, deceased. Appellee, Vilosa May Peat, contended that she was the surviving wife of Ambres Peat, and his only heir at law.

In response to special issues the jury found that Ambres Peat and Gladys Hock-less entered into an agreement to become man and wife; that they cohabited together as man and wife; that they held themselves out to the public as man and wife; and that their general reputation in the community in which they lived was that they…