Cavanaugh v. Cavanaugh
Court of Appeals of Texas
Appeál from District Court, Armstrong Comity; Henry S. Bishop, Judge. Suit by William Stephen Cavanaugh and others against Joseph Cavanaugh and others, to have the probate of a foreign will set aside for incapacity and undue influence. Judgment for plaintiffs in the district court, on appeal from the county court, and defendants appeal.
1Opinion of the CourtBoyce, J.
This is an appeal from a judgment denying the validity of the will of Jerry Cavanaugh, deceased, and setting aside a previous judgment probating the same. The several proceedings which were had in the matter will appear in the following statement:
The testator, Jerry Cavanaugh, died on January 5, 1917, being at the time about 80 years old, in Jefferson county, Kan., at the home of his son, Joseph Cavanaugh. ■ He formerly lived in Kansas, but many years ago, accompanied by his son, Dan, had moved to Armstrong county, Tex., where he had resided for many years, and where he accumulated…
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