Legal Opinion

Decker v. Williams

Court of Appeals of Texas

Decided November 24, 1948No. 9741PublishedCited by 12 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

McClendon,- chief justice.

This is an inheritance tax suit, brought under the Uniform Declaratory Judgment Act, Art. 2524 — 1, Vernon’s Ann.Civ.St. by the executor of the will of Dr. Williams (W. C. Williams, deceased) against the officials (County Judge of Hays County, and State Comptroller) to determine the classification, whether Class A, Art. 7118, or Class E, Art. 7122, V.A.C.S.), of 1, Mrs. Tarbutton (Myrtle Williams Tarbutton, the daughter of a sister of Dr. Williams’s deceased wife, Myrtle M. Williams, and a legally adopted daughter of the latter) and 2, her two children, Ann (Ann…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. State Ex Rel. Walton v. YturriaTexas Supreme Court · 1918
  2. Lewis v. O'HairCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1939
  3. Hoch v. HochTexas Supreme Court · 1943
  4. Eck v. EckCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1940
  5. Johnson v. DavisCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1946

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3Cited by12 opinions

  1. Central Education Agency v. Independent School DistrictTexas Supreme Court · 1953
  2. Calvert v. FisherCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1953
  3. Lavieri v. Commissioner of Revenue ServicesSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1981
  4. Hamilton v. CalvertCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1950
  5. Farrier v. CalvertCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1958

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