Legal Opinion

Murphy v. Honeycutt

Court of Appeals of Texas

Decided October 25, 1946No. 6235PublishedCited by 20 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

HALL, Justice.

This is an action 'brought by appellees for construction of a will under the provisions of the Uniform Declaratory Judgménts Act, Vernon’s Annotated Revised Civil Statutes, Art. 2524 — 1. The cause was tried before the court without a jury and resulted in judgment construing the will favorably to appellees.

Appellant’s first point is:

“This case should be reversed and rendered because plaintiffs’ (appellees’) cause of action as shown upon the face of their pleadings is based upon the ambiguous wording of a will which was admitted to probate on September 26, 1932, and that such…

2Cases cited8 opinions

  1. Belo Corp. v. Thomas BlantonTexas Supreme Court · 1939
  2. McMurry v. StanleyTexas Supreme Court · 1887
  3. Williams v. Pure Oil Co.Texas Supreme Court · 1935
  4. McMullen v. SimsTexas Commission of Appeals · 1931
  5. Port Arthur Rice Milling Co. v. Beaumont Rice MillsTexas Supreme Court · 1913

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3Cited by20 opinions

  1. Republic National Bank of Dallas v. FredericksTexas Supreme Court · 1955
  2. ESTATE OF Gilbert M. DENMAN Jr., Deceased, Texas Court of Appeals, 4th District (San Antonio)2011
  3. Dessommes v. DessommesCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1976
  4. Outlaw v. BowenCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1955
  5. Yeo v. YeoCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1979

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