McCaffity v. Ramsey

DIXON, Chief Justice,

This appeal presents the question whether the independent executor under a will should be directed to sell certain real estate.

S. A. Ramsey, deceased, of Van Zandt County, left a will duly probated in May 1953, in which he undertakes to provide for the maintenance and support of his daughter, Ruby Lee Ramsey, a person of unsound mind, now 54 years old. The will further provides that the residue of his estate, after the death of Ruby Lee Ramsey, is to be distributed equally among his other children.

The estate consists of a one-half undivided interest in 173 acres of farm…