Williams v. Harris
Court of Appeals of Texas
Appeal from District Court, Hopkins County; Wm. Pierson, Judge. Action by D. J. Harris against W. N. Williams, executor. Judgment for plaintiff, and defendant appeals. Louisa J. Harris, aunt of appellee, died intestate in Hopkins county, Tex., on March 26, 1913. The deceased, a feme sole, left an estate amounting to about $35,000, consisting of land, money, notes, accounts, and live stock.
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Appeal from District Court, Hopkins County; Wm. Pierson, Judge. Action by D. J. Harris against W. N. Williams, executor. Judgment for plaintiff, and defendant appeals. Louisa J. Harris, aunt of appellee, died intestate in Hopkins county, Tex., on March 26, 1913. The deceased, a feme sole, left an estate amounting to about $35,000, consisting of land, money, notes, accounts, and live stock. The larger part of tbs estate was 797% acres of land of the value of $25,000, and cash on deposit in several banks in the sum of $6,734. Thomas A. St. Clair transacted all the business and affairs of Louisa…
1Opinion of the CourtLew, J.
(after stating the facts as above). [1] The appellee filed his original petition in the district court of Hopkins county on August 12, 1914, to recover of the defendant, Thomas A. St. Clair, damages for wrongful acquisition of specific property by reason of fraud and deceit. The defendant, St. Clair, resided in Hopkins county, Tex., and made answer to the suit. The defendant, St. Clair, died April 1, 1916, before trial of the suit, leaving a will. The will named W. N. Williams as executor and was probated by the county court of Franklin county, and the estate is now being administered in that…
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