Legal Opinion
Powers v. McDaniel
Texas Court of Appeals, 4th District (San Antonio)
Decided February 28, 1990No. 04-88-00625-CVPublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
REEVES, Justice.
This is an appeal from a verdict directed against appellant, Erin Powers. By cross-point appellee, Gloria McDaniel, asserts reversible error in the admission of testimony in violation of TEX.R.CIV.EVID. 601(b), the Dead Man’s Statute.
FACTS
Powers, plaintiff below, brought suit against McDaniel, individually and as executrix of the Estate of Wallis Frederick McDaniel (Wallis). Wallis was the son of Powers and the husband of McDaniel. Powers asserted two causes of action, based on constructive trusts, in the trial court. She sought to recover a one-half interest in a house…
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