Edens v. Cleaves
Court of Appeals of Texas
Appeal from District Court, El Paso County; Ballard Coldwell, Judge. Will contest between Mrs. M. A. Cleaves and others, as proponents, and Mrs. Bettie Edens and others, as contestants.
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Appeal from District Court, El Paso County; Ballard Coldwell, Judge. Will contest between Mrs. M. A. Cleaves and others, as proponents, and Mrs. Bettie Edens and others, as contestants. From a decree of the district court, on appeal from the probate court, admitting the will to probate, contestants appealed, and this court rendered judgment affirming the decree (202 S. W. 355). Contestants applied to the Supreme Court for writ of error, and their application was dismissed for want of jurisdiction. During the pendency of such application the proponents moved to dismiss the appeal and withdraw…
1Opinion of the CourtHarper, C. J.
This action was instituted in the probate court by appellees to probate the will of W. E. Rhoton, deceased. The probate was contested upon the ground of unsound mind and undue influence. The will was probated, and an appeal was taken to the district court; and from the judgment sustaining the probate there, notice of appeal was given and bond was filed for appeal to this court.
March 21, 1918, upon hearing, we rendered an opinion affirming the proceedings, published in 202 S. W. 355. An application was thereafter filed in the Supreme Court for a writ of error. On October 17, 1918, this…
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