Legal Opinion

Garcia v. Saenz

Court of Appeals of Texas

Decided June 13, 1951No. 12289PublishedCited by 8 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

POPE, Justice.

This is an appeal from a judgment based on an instructed verdict against appellant, who sought a declaration that he was, by reason of an oral adoption agreement, the adopted son and heir of his deceased aunt and uncle, both of whom died intestate. Eusebia G. Saenz, hereinafter’ called appel-lee, is the only natural child of appellant’s aunt and uncle and in the administration of her father’s estate she was adjudged the sole heir. The other appellees are formal parties and bondsmen. The important question presented by this appeal is whether appellant presented sufficient…

2Cases cited30 opinions

  1. Hooks v. BridgewaterTexas Supreme Court · 1921
  2. Cavanaugh v. DavisTexas Supreme Court · 1951
  3. Jones v. GuyTexas Supreme Court · 1940
  4. Cubley v. BarbeeTexas Supreme Court · 1934
  5. Cheney v. CoffeyTexas Supreme Court · 1938

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3Cited by8 opinions

  1. Mitchell v. BurlesonCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1971
  2. Calvert v. JohnstonCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1957
  3. Willie Mae Minefield, Widow of Lige Minefield v. Railroad Retirement BoardCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1954
  4. Bigleben v. StevensCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1953
  5. CHANBoard of Immigration Appeals · 1965

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