Whitaker v. McCarty
Texas Commission of Appeals
Error to Court of Civil Appeals of Seventh, Supreme Judicial District. Action by Mary McCarty against B. F. Whitaker. A judgment'for plaintiff was affirmed by the Court of Civil Appeals for the Seventh District, and defendant brings error.
1Opinion of the CourtKittrell, J.
J. J. McCarty died March 21, 1906. Letters of administration were granted his son in May, 1906. It may be helpful to say that in the application for letters, it was set up, in'substance, that the application was made at the request of all the other children — nine in number — for the purpose of paying debts and such expenses as might be incurred, and by agreement of the children to turn over all the land, cattle, and other property to the mother for her use during her life. On the trial, there was uneon-*573tradicted testimony to sustain this statement. Administration was still pending when this…
2Cases cited3 opinions
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