Ater v. Moore
Court of Appeals of Texas
Appeal from District Court, Lampasas County; F. M. Spann, Judge. Contest of will of A. H. Moore, deceased, by Mr. Guy Ater and wife against Mrs. Carrie Moore. From an adverse judgment, contestants appeal.
1Opinion of the CourtBrady, J.
The appeal is from an order probating a will. The questions presented for our decision relate to the rulings of the trial court in sustaining exceptions to parts of the answer of the contestants, who are the appellants. It was alleged by contestants that by the terms of the will the entire estate of the deceased was given to Mrs. Carrie Moore, the surviving wife, and to A. H. Moore, Jr., child of the testator, A. H. Moore, by his second wife. It was further alleged that the property was of the value of $20,000, and that the will cut off the contestants with only the nominal sum of $5 each;…
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