Legal Opinion
Gaines v. Frawley
Court of Appeals of Texas
Decided November 12, 1987No. 2-86-147-CVPublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
LATTIMORE, Justice.
This is a suit filed by appellees, Lamont Dwight Frawley and Dana Scott Frawley, against Edward Eugene Gaines, appellant, contesting the validity of the will of Lois J. Frawley, deceased. The will was executed on November 14, 1979. The testatrix died on November 17, 1980. Appellees filed their contest on March 10, 1981, alleging testatrix lacked testamentary capacity and appellant exerted undue influence. The matter was first tried on March 26, 1982 with the jury rendering a verdict on the issue of undue influence for the contestants, appellees herein. On December 6,…
2Cases cited27 opinions
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