Elwell & Heist v. The Universalist General Convention
Texas Supreme Court
Appeal from Galveston. Tried below before Hon. Wm. H. Stewart.
1Opinion of the Court
COLLARD, Judge.
The statute provides that when an application for the probate of a written will together with the will itself is filed with the clerk, he shall issue citation to all parties interested in the estate, *518which citation is required to be served by posting at least ten days before-, the first day of the term of the court to which such citation is returnable. Rev. Stats., arts. 1836, 1837.
The notices required were issued and posted upon the application of Sandford Mason to probate the will of R. T. Bilderback, and before any action was taken appellants El well and Van Heist appeared,…
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