Kemp v. Harrison

TUNKS, Chief Justice.

On June 19, 1952, Frank W. Reynolds, died intestate. He was, at the time of his death, and had been for many years, a resident of LaPorte, Texas. He had never been married and none of his neighbors knew either the identity or the location of any of his heirs. He had been engaged in the real estate business both as a licensed dealer and as an invester. At the time of his death he owned more than 500 tracts of real property, most of the tracts being city lots located in and around LaPorte. None of the realty was improved except his residence.

Soon after Reynolds’ death a…