Legal Opinion

Knesek v. Witte

Texas Court of Appeals, 1st District (Houston)

Decided July 21, 1988No. 01-87-00535-CVPublishedCited by 10 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

LEVY, Justice.

This is an appeal from a judgment awarding title and possession of property to the beneficiaries of a husband and wife’s 1975 contractual wills, made by the spouses pursuant to mutual agreement.

This case first came before this Court in 1986 and was the subject of Knesek v. Witte, 715 S.W.2d 192 (Tex.App.—Houston [1st Dist.] 1986, writ ref’d n.r.e.). We reversed the judgment of the trial court and remanded for a new trial, the result of which is now the subject of this appeal.

Louise Witte (“Louise”) was married to Roland Hoffmann (“Hoffmann”) until his death in July, 1977.…

2Cases cited10 opinions

  1. Nye v. BradfordTexas Supreme Court · 1946
  2. Culver v. PickensTexas Supreme Court · 1948
  3. Kirk v. BeardTexas Supreme Court · 1961
  4. Pullen v. RussCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1950
  5. Penwell v. Barrett, Texas Court of Appeals, 4th District (San Antonio)1987

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3Cited by10 opinions

  1. Long v. State Farm Fire & Casualty Co., Texas Court of Appeals, 1st District (Houston)1992
  2. Waddill v. Phi Gamma Delta Fraternity Lambda Tau Chapter Texas Tech University, Texas Court of Appeals, 3rd District (Austin)2003
  3. Reynolds v. Estate of Benefield, Texas Court of Appeals, 8th District (El Paso)1999
  4. In re the Estate of GreenSouth Dakota Supreme Court · 1994
  5. Kilpatrick v. Estate of Harris, Texas Court of Appeals, 13th District1993

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