Legal Opinion

Wich v. Fleming

Texas Supreme Court

Decided April 6, 1983No. C-1334PublishedCited by 37 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

CAMPBELL, Justice.

This is an appeal from a summary judgment denying probate of the purported will of Dr. Mabel Giddings Wilkin. The court of appeals reversed the judgment of the trial court and remanded the cause. 638 S.W.2d 31. On motion for rehearing, we reverse the judgment of the court of appeals and affirm the trial court’s judgment.

Dr. Wilkin executed her will at a bank in Brenham, Texas on December 22, 1979 before her attorney and an employee of the bank. She signed her name on the last page of the will. The witnesses did not sign immediately below her signature, but instead signed at…

2Cases cited18 opinions

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  3. Nagle v. NagleTexas Supreme Court · 1982
  4. Taggart v. TaggartTexas Supreme Court · 1977
  5. Boren v. BorenTexas Supreme Court · 1966

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