Legal Opinion

Jones v. Selman

Court of Appeals of Texas

Decided June 24, 1937No. 1895Published

1Opinion of the Court

GEORGE, Commissioner.

P. E. Jones, proponent of the will of his-deceased wife, Martha Jane Jones, appeals from a "judgment of the district court of Coryell county on a special issue verdict sustaining a contest of the will on the ground of undue influence.

Appellant says: (1) The evidence is insufficient to sustain the findings of the jury that (a) P. E. Jones, Eulalie Jones, and Treva Jones Stiles, or either of them, exercised undue influence on Martha Jane Jones at the time she executed the alleged will on January 15, 1930, and (b) such undue influence caused Martha Jane Jones to execute such…

2Cases cited66 opinions

  1. Brown v. MitchellTexas Supreme Court · 1895
  2. Scott v. TownsendTexas Supreme Court · 1914
  3. Scott v. TownsendTexas Supreme Court · 1914
  4. Dexter v. HallSupreme Court of the United States · 1873
  5. McElroy v. Phink, AdministratorTexas Supreme Court · 1903

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