Legal Opinion
Golden v. York
Court of Appeals of Texas
Decided September 28, 1966No. 14514PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MURRAY, Chief Justice.
This appeal calls for an interpretation and construction of § 38(a), paragraph 4, of our Probate Code, V.A.T.S., reading as follows:
“If there be none of the kindred aforesaid, then the inheritance shall be divided into two moieties, one of which shall go to the paternal and the other to the maternal kindred, in the following course: To the grandfather and grandmother in equal portions, but if only one of these be living, then the estate shall be divided into two equal parts, one of which shall go to such survivor, and the other shall go to the descendant or descendants…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- McKinney v. AbbottTexas Supreme Court · 1878
- Scott v. SlaughterTexas Supreme Court · 1904
- Schoenhals v. SchoenhalsCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1963
3Cited by5 opinions
- Hamilton v. JonesCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1975
- Golden v. YorkTexas Supreme Court · 1966
- State Ex Rel. Swift v. TullarCourt of Appeals of Arizona · 1969
- Allison v. BrashearCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1976
- Lewis v. First National Bank of MidlandCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1969