Legal Opinion

Boren v. Boren

Texas Supreme Court

Decided April 13, 1966No. A-11106PublishedCited by 43 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

POPE, Justice.

O. K. Boren, deceased, executed a typewritten document in June, 1959, which was admitted to probate as his last will. Deceased’s brother, Earnest S. Boren, filed this action to set aside the order of probate, because the document was not attested by two witnesses as required by Section 59, Probate Code, V.T.C.S. The courts below have upheld the validity of the document as a will. Tex.Civ.App., 394 S.W.2d 704. The question presented is, whether the self-proving provisions attached to the document may be treated as a part of the document for the purpose of supplying the necessary…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. McGrew v. BartlettCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1965
  2. Boren v. BorenCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1965

3Cited by43 opinions

  1. In Re Estate of Livingston, Texas Court of Appeals, 8th District (El Paso)1999
  2. Brown v. Traylor, Texas Court of Appeals, 1st District (Houston)2006
  3. Wich v. FlemingTexas Supreme Court · 1983
  4. Cherry v. ReedCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1974
  5. Reynolds v. ParkCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1972

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