Legal Opinion

Burk v. Mata

Court of Appeals of Texas

Decided October 22, 1975No. 15410PublishedCited by 8 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

KLINGEMAN, Justice.

This is a will contest. The probate court of Jim Wells County, on June 14, 1972, admitted to probate a will of Victoria Clark, dated November 8, 1971, in which will ap-pellee, Rumalda Mata, was the sole devisee and the independent executrix of such will. Appellants thereafter filed a contest to such probated will in the district court of Jim Wells County, asserting lack of testamentary capacity and undue influence as grounds for such contest. One of the contestants, Markel Heath, also filed an application to probate a prior will of Victoria Clark dated August 29, 1962, and…

2Cases cited26 opinions

  1. Leyva v. PachecoTexas Supreme Court · 1962
  2. Lee v. LeeTexas Supreme Court · 1968
  3. Pittmann v. BaladezTexas Supreme Court · 1958
  4. Logan v. ThomasonTexas Supreme Court · 1947
  5. Carr v. RadkeyTexas Supreme Court · 1965

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3Cited by8 opinions

  1. Bufkin v. Texas Farm Bureau Mutual Insurance Co., Texas Court of Appeals, 12th District (Tyler)1983
  2. Texas Employers' Insurance Ass'n v. ClapperCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1980
  3. Howard v. French-Brown Floors Co.Court of Appeals of Texas · 1976
  4. Kerckhoff v. KerckhoffCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1991
  5. Pan American Life Insurance Co. v. YoungbloodCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1978

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