Cooley v. Williams

OPINION

MURRY B. COHEN, Justice.

Rhobbin Cooley (a/k/a Rhobbin Jebbia) appeals an order admitting the holographic will of her grandmother, Lillian McKee (“decedent”), to probate as a muniment of title and construing that will as conveying no interest to Cooley. We reverse and render.

Background

Decedent left the following holographic will:

If I die all my possions [sic] go to my husband Paul Odis McKee and when he dies everything goes to Rhobbin LaVern Jabbia [sic]. Written by Lillian E. McKee (wife).

She was survived by her husband and two daughters, Margaret Elkund (Cooley’s mother) and Marilyn…