Legal Opinion

Baldwin v. Baldwin

Court of Appeals of Texas

Decided February 29, 1940No. 10554PublishedCited by 1 opinion

1Opinion of the Court

GRAVES, Justice.

This appeal is from a judgment of the 80th District Court, in a cause there between these same parties, involving the construction of the will of Jacob C. Baldwir-deceased; the controlling issues below, as well as on the appeal, were these two: (1) Did the testator in such will attempt unequivocally to dispose of the entire com-, munity estate of himself and his wife, Mrs. Hattie Baldwin, the appellant here; (2) did the will confer a benefit upon Mrs. Baldwin, the wife, that she would not otherwise have had.

The learned trial court, in considering these among other incidental…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. Baldwin v. BaldwinTexas Supreme Court · 1940
  2. Nixon v. CowanTexas Supreme Court · 1940

3Cited by1 opinion

  1. Lawrence v. CoffieldCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1971

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