Legal Opinion
Lane v. Sherrill
Court of Appeals of Texas
Decided April 1, 1981No. 13272PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
PHILLIPS, Chief Justice.
This case involves the construction of a will. Appellee Tom 0. Sherrill filed an application for probate of a 1978 holographic will of decedent, Roy C. Lane, and for the issuance of letters of administration with will annexed. Two months later, upon discovery of an additional 1974 holographic will drawn by decedent Lane, appellee Sherrill filed an amended application for probate, joined therein by appellees, Joe H. Bunch and Elizabeth S. Wood.
Appellant Joe Lane, Jr., the nephew and sole heir of the decedent, contested the probate of either or both of the wills.
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2Cases cited8 opinions
- Gilkey v. ChambersTexas Supreme Court · 1948
- Harris v. StrawbridgeCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1960
- Roberts v. DrakeCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1964
- Lindsey v. RoseCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1915
- Briant v. McGownCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1929
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3Cited by10 opinions
- Eckels v. DavisCourt of Appeals of Texas · 2003
- Trim v. Daniels, Texas Court of Appeals, 1st District (Houston)1992
- Unitarian Universalist Service of Boston v. Lebrecht, Texas Court of Appeals, 13th District1984
- Matter of Estate of Jansa, Texas Court of Appeals, 7th District (Amarillo)1984
- Diane Davis Eckels and John Byron Davis v. Marceil Brewster Davis and Paul Hesse Welch, Individually and as Independent Co-Executors Under Last Will and Testament of J.B. Davis, and Paul Hesse Welch , Individually and as Co-Trustee of the J.B. Davis Living Trust, Texas Court of Appeals, 2nd District (Fort Worth)2003
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