Legal Opinion
Pearce v. Meek
Court of Appeals of Texas
Decided August 18, 1989No. 12-88-00230-CVPublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BILL BASS, Justice.
This is an appeal from the probate court’s judgment denying an application to probate the purported will of S.L. Meek, Sr., which was not produced in court.
S.L. Meek, Sr. (Sanford Meek) and Rosemary Meek were husband and wife. Appellant Pearce is the daughter of Rosemary Meek by a former marriage. Appellee, S.L. Meek, Jr., is the son of Sanford Meek by a former marriage. Rosemary' Meek died September 7, 1971. Shortly thereafter her will was admitted to probate leaving all of her property to Sanford Meek “in fee simple to manage, sell or dispose of as he may wish or see…
2Cases cited16 opinions
- In Re King's EstateTexas Supreme Court · 1951
- Nye v. BradfordTexas Supreme Court · 1946
- Harrell v. HickmanTexas Supreme Court · 1948
- Magids v. AMERICAN TITLE INSURANCE CO., MIAMI, FLA.Texas Supreme Court · 1971
- Fisher v. CappCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1980
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3Cited by5 opinions
- Matter of Estate of McGrew, Texas Court of Appeals, 12th District (Tyler)1995
- Reynolds v. Estate of Benefield, Texas Court of Appeals, 8th District (El Paso)1999
- Faron Bostic and Lisa Bostic Thompson v. Harold Bostic, Texas Court of Appeals, 12th District (Tyler)2003
- In re the Estate of CohenAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1992
- M. Rex Kirby, Cheryl A. Bryan and Joyce M. Smith v. Brenda Stephenson, Independent of the Estate of Betty Williams, Texas Court of Appeals, 12th District (Tyler)2006