Legal Opinion
St. Paul's Sanitarium v. Freeman
Texas Supreme Court
Decided March 24, 1909No. 1927PublishedCited by 53 opinions
Error to the Court of Civil Appeals for the Fifth District, in an appeal from Dallas County. Freeman sued the St. Paul’s Sanitarium and others to obtain the construction of a will under which he held property. He had a favorable judgment which was affirmed on appeal. Appellees then obtain writ of error.
1Opinion of the CourtChief Justice Gaines
On the 8th day of November, 1901, Julian Eeverchon made Ms will in the second and tMrd clauses of wMch he provided as follows:
“Seconcl. ' I give and bequeath to Bobert M. Freeman, of Dallas County, Texas, all my property, real and personal and mixed, that I may own and be possessed of at the time of my death.”
“Third. It is my will and desire that in the event the said Bobert M. Freeman shall die without issue then it is my will and desire that all of my said property willed as aforesaid be given to Saint Vincent de Paul Institution or order, for the benefit of the sick Sisters of that Order…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Britton v. ThorntonSupreme Court of the United States · 1884
- In re the New York, Lackawanna & Western Railway Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1887
- Moore v. MooreCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1851
- Shadden v. HembreeOregon Supreme Court · 1888
- Daniel v. ThomsonCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1854
3Cited by53 opinions
- Darragh v. BarmoreTexas Commission of Appeals · 1922
- Guilliams v. KoonsmanTexas Supreme Court · 1955
- Anderson v. MenefeeCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1915
- Federal Land Bank v. LittleTexas Supreme Court · 1937
- Jones' Unknown Heirs v. DorchesterCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1920
48 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.