Legal Opinion

Smith v. White

Court of Appeals of Texas

Decided December 9, 1948No. 12027PublishedCited by 6 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

MONTEITH,- Chief Justice.

This action was brought 'by Robert White, Milton White, Furl White and their mother, Renie Lewis White for the recovery from appellants, H. Robert Smith, et al., of a part of the estate of Mayes White, deceased, .the alleged common-law husband of Renie Lewis White and the father of Robert, Milton and Furl White.

Appellants denied in their pleadings that there had been a common-law marriage between Mayes White and Renie Lewis White or that Robert, Milton and Furl White were the lawful children of Mayes White.

By stipulation of the parties it was agreed that the suit…

2Cases cited13 opinions

  1. Liedeker v. GrossmanTexas Supreme Court · 1947
  2. Consolidated Underwriters v. KellyTexas Commission of Appeals · 1929
  3. National Bond & Mortgage Corp. v. DavisTexas Commission of Appeals · 1933
  4. Berger v. KirbyTexas Supreme Court · 1913
  5. First State Bank v. Metropolitan Casualty Insurance Co. of New YorkTexas Supreme Court · 1935

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3Cited by6 opinions

  1. Alphonso Marcus v. Director, Office of Workers' Compensation Programs, U. S. Department of LaborCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1976
  2. Adams v. State Board of InsuranceCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1959
  3. City of Dallas v. StevensCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1958
  4. Gordon v. GordonNew York Supreme Court · 1960
  5. Atkinson v. Valley National BankCourt of Appeals of Arizona · 1974

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