Legal Opinion

Gibony v. Hutcheson

Court of Appeals of Texas

Decided March 9, 1899PublishedCited by 11 opinions

Appeal from Grimes. Tried below before Hon. J. H. Smithek.

1Opinion of the Court

GARRETT, Chief Justice.

On December 31, 1857, John Gibony died testate in Grimes County, leaving an estate consisting of real and personal property and slaves. Elizabeth Gibony, his surviving wife, and James B. Stephenson were appointed executors of the will, which provided for the administration of the estate independent of the control of the county court. The will was probated by the executors, who qualified and filed an inventory showing as part of the property of the estate a tract of 300 acres of land situated in Grimes County and a land certificate for one-third of a league, which was…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Newton v. NewtonTexas Supreme Court · 1890
  2. Mitchell v. MitchellTexas Supreme Court · 1891
  3. Smith v. ButlerTexas Supreme Court · 1892

3Cited by11 opinions

  1. Commissioner of Internal Revenue v. Chase Manhattan BankCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1958
  2. Kilpatrick v. CasselCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1929
  3. Johnson v. JohnsonCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1957
  4. Brown v. CommissionerUnited States Tax Court · 1969
  5. Collins v. CollinsWashington Supreme Court · 1929

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