Legal Opinion
Farr v. Bell
Court of Appeals of Texas
Decided November 13, 1970No. 17512PublishedCited by 18 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BATEMAN, Justice.
The appellant Frances Marion Farr, individually and as administratrix of the estate of Joseph E. Farr, deceased, offered for probate an instrument purporting to be the last will of Manda O. Bell, deceased, and now appeals from the order denying probate.
The handwritten will in question was dated May 29, 1964. Mrs. Bell died on February 13, 1965. Under the terms of the will Mrs. Bell left all of her property to her two surviving children, Myrtle Puckett and Marcus E. Bell. These two beneficiaries, claiming ownership by virtue of the said unprobated will, sold their mother’s…
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