Legal Opinion
Johnson v. McLaughlin
Court of Appeals of Texas
Decided November 25, 1992No. 3-91-096-CVPublishedCited by 21 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
POWERS, Justice.
J. Willis Johnson appeals from an order of the probate court construing the will of Mary B. Johnson Hall and authorizing her personal representative, John Mark McLaughlin, to distribute her estate. We will affirm the order of the court below.
THE CONTROVERSY
Hall died in June 1984 and her will was admitted to probate. The will (1) made certain specific devises and bequests, (2) directed payment of her obligations “as soon ... as shall be practicable” from specified items of property, and (3) gave the residue of her personal property to a Dallas bank and the residue of her real…
2Cases cited18 opinions
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3Cited by21 opinions
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