Bergin v. Bergin
Court of Appeals of Texas
1Opinion of the Court
' CHADICK, Chief Justice.
This suit is an action for a declaratory judgment construing the will of Edward G. Bergin. The judgment of the trial court is affirmed.
*411Edward G. Bergin, in 1949, in an effort 'to settle his affairs at death in accord with his own preference, wrote a will.1 This he did as his own scribe and counselor; al*412though he as not trained in the law apparently he did not seek the services or advice of a lawyer in drawing the will. Since his death, Mrs. Nannie Lew Bergin, his surviving wife, and his brother, Lawrence Bergin, whom he appointed to execute his will, have not been…
2Cases cited13 opinions
- McMurry v. StanleyTexas Supreme Court · 1887
- Darragh v. BarmoreTexas Commission of Appeals · 1922
- Harrell v. HickmanTexas Supreme Court · 1948
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- Benson v. Greenville Nat. Exchange BankCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1952
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3Cited by3 opinions
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