Perdue v. Perdue
Court of Appeals of Texas
Appeal from District Court, Bowie County; H. E. O’Neal, Judge, f Proceedings to probate a will by J. S. Per-due, contested by Queen A. Perdue and others. Judgment of county court for contestants affirmed by district court, and proponent appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtHodges, J.
In April, 1916, T. J. Crawford, now deceased, made a written will in which he devised all of his property that remained after the payment of his debts and funeral expenses to his nephew, J. S. Perdue, the appellant in this suit. By the terms of the will Perdue was appointed independent executor without bond. After its formal execution the will was delivered into the possession of Perdue, who retained it until some time during the following month, when it was delivered by him to E. A. Crawford, a brother of the deceased testator. At the time Perdue delivered the will he was paid by E. A.…
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