Legal Opinion

Guardianship of Dahl, in Re

Court of Appeals of Texas

Decided October 31, 1979No. 9040PublishedCited by 13 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

REYNOLDS, Chief Justice.

In this guardianship contest, the trial-court, accepting the jury verdict finding that contestant-appellee George Leighton Dahl is not of unsound mind, rendered judgment decreeing, inter alia, that Mr. Dahl is a man of sound mind and that applicant-appellant Gloria Dahl Akin’s application for permanent guardianship is in all things denied. Mrs. Akin’s twelve-points-of-error appeal seeking to reverse the judgment justifies only a reformation of the judgment to conform to the verdict. Reformed and affirmed.

On 28 March 1978, Gloria Dahl Akin filed her ex parte application…

2Cases cited24 opinions

  1. Benoit v. WilsonTexas Supreme Court · 1951
  2. Fambrough v. WagleyTexas Supreme Court · 1943
  3. Aultman v. Dallas Railway & Terminal Co.Texas Supreme Court · 1953
  4. Hernandez v. HeldenfelsTexas Supreme Court · 1963
  5. Coxson v. Atlanta Life InsuranceTexas Supreme Court · 1944

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3Cited by13 opinions

  1. Trailways, Inc. v. Clark, Texas Court of Appeals, 13th District1990
  2. Mandril v. KasishkeCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1981
  3. Garcia v. Texas Employers' Insurance Ass'nCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1981
  4. Dahl v. AkinCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1982
  5. In the Interest of C.J.B.Court of Appeals of Texas · 2004

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