Legal Opinion

In Re Estate of Allen

Texas Court of Appeals, 12th District (Tyler)

Decided January 20, 2010No. 12-09-00146-CVPublishedCited by 12 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

JAMES T. WORTHEN, Chief Justice.

Dollie Weir appeals from the trial court’s order granting Leonard Allen’s motion for summary judgment, and admitting to probate as a muniment of title thirteen writings purported to be a codicil to their mother’s will. In two issues, Dollie contends that Leonard failed to present any summary judgment evidence to support his motion, and that the timbeen writings lacked testamentary intent. We reverse and render.

Background

Pauline Moran Allen died on November 26, 2007. In her will, dated August 29, 2001, she devised her estate equally to her four children…

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