Legal Opinion

Estate of Devitt

Texas Court of Appeals, 7th District (Amarillo)

Decided August 12, 1988No. 07-86-0121-CVPublishedCited by 41 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

COUNTISS, Justice.

This is a will contest. Appellant Dorothy Secrest Klein challenged the probate of the will of her aunt, Christine Devitt. The trial court held that she was judicially estopped from contesting the will, and granted summary judgment for the executors, appellees Helen Devitt Jones and George W. McCles-key. In this Court, Klein attacks the judgment by three points of error. We will resolve only the first point, which is determinative, and reverse and remand.

Christine Devitt died testate in October of 1983. Under a will she signed in June of 1983 she distributed her substantial…

2Cases cited17 opinions

  1. City of Houston v. Clear Creek Basin AuthorityTexas Supreme Court · 1979
  2. Gibbs v. General Motors CorporationTexas Supreme Court · 1970
  3. Swilley v. HughesTexas Supreme Court · 1972
  4. Delgado v. BurnsTexas Supreme Court · 1983
  5. Torres v. Western Casualty and Surety CompanyTexas Supreme Court · 1970

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3Cited by41 opinions

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