Legal Opinion
In re the Estate of Roberts
Court of Appeals of Texas
Decided September 21, 1983No. 04-81-00429-CVPublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
CANTU, Justice.
Appeal is taken from an order denying probate following a contest of a purported holographic will. Lois Bascom Roberts died on December 16, 1980, and appellant, William Lois Roberts, a son of the decedent, filed an application for probate of the will in question seeking issuance of letters of administration.
On April 13, 1981, at the hearing on appellant’s application for probate of the tendered will, appellees Margery M. Roberts, the alleged common law surviving spouse of the decedent and Roy Gene Roberts one of the decedent’s sons, voiced oral opposition to the offer…
2Cases cited10 opinions
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- Cochran v. Wool Growers Central Storage Co.Texas Supreme Court · 1942
- In Re Y.Court of Appeals of Texas · 1974
- Farr v. BellCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1970
- Gunn v. PhillipsCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1966
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