Legal Opinion

Womack v. Worthington

Court of Appeals of Texas

Decided January 12, 1978No. 17920PublishedCited by 2 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

SPURLOCK, Justice.

This is a summary judgment case. Appellant filed suit against her two sisters seeking to establish that an oral family settlement agreement had been entered into some thirteen years before their father’s death, whereby the three sisters allegedly agreed that if their father died leaving a will that gave preference to any of them, they would divide their father’s estate among themselves in equal shares. At the time of the father’s death, a large portion of his estate consisted of real estate. Upon his death, the father’s will left all of his property to one of his…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. Hooks v. BridgewaterTexas Supreme Court · 1921
  2. " MOORE" BURGER, INC. v. Phillips Petroleum CompanyTexas Supreme Court · 1972
  3. Gaines v. HammanTexas Supreme Court · 1962
  4. Cooper Petroleum Co. v. LaGloria Oil and Gas Co.Texas Supreme Court · 1969
  5. Mueller v. BanksCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1957

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3Cited by2 opinions

  1. Howard Construction Co. v. Jeff-Cole Quarries, Inc.Missouri Court of Appeals · 1984
  2. Hammonds v. Calhoun Distributing Co., Inc.Court of Appeals of Texas · 1979

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