Legal Opinion

Morgan v. Morgan

Court of Appeals of Texas

Decided January 29, 1975No. 12197PublishedCited by 6 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

PHILLIPS, Chief Justice.

This involves a contest of the will of Virgil B. Morgan, deceased. The will was admitted to probate, over the objection of the appellants, after the court heard testimony by both proponent and contestants. We affirm the judgment.

The appellants, or contestants, are the grown children of the deceased by a prior marriage. In their first point of error, which we overrule, they contend that appellee (the widow of the deceased) failed to prove that the will was subscribed to by witnesses in the presence of the testator as is required by Section 84(b) (2) of the Probate Code,…

2Cases cited11 opinions

  1. Brackenridge v. Roberts and McIntyreTexas Supreme Court · 1925
  2. May v. BrownTexas Supreme Court · 1945
  3. Ashley v. UsherTexas Supreme Court · 1964
  4. Venner v. LaytonCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1951
  5. Bankers Multiple Line Insurance Co. v. GordonCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1967

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3Cited by6 opinions

  1. Allen v. NesmithCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1975
  2. Jones v. WhiteleyCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1976
  3. Victoria Comfort Air Co. v. Alamo Express, Inc.Court of Appeals of Texas · 1975
  4. Texas Employers Insurance Ass'n v. HensonCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1978
  5. Acevedo Trucking, Inc. v. State of Texas, Texas Court of Appeals, 3rd District (Austin)1996

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