Holland v. Nimitz
Texas Supreme Court
Error to the Court of Civil Appeals for tne Third District, in an appeal from Tom Green County. Robert S. Holland applied for probate of the will of his mother. It was contested by Mrs. Nimitz and others, co-heirs of decedent. The will was admitted to probate in the County Court, and, on appeal by contestants, in the District Court.
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Error to the Court of Civil Appeals for tne Third District, in an appeal from Tom Green County. Robert S. Holland applied for probate of the will of his mother. It was contested by Mrs. Nimitz and others, co-heirs of decedent. The will was admitted to probate in the County Court, and, on appeal by contestants, in the District Court. Contestants prosecuted appeal on which the Court of Civil Appeals rendered judgment reversing1 and remanding the case (217 S. W., 244) and Holland obtained writ of error. The case being referred to the Commission of Appeals, Section A, was by them recommended for…
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion op Commission op Appeals, Section A.
Mr. Judge SPENCER
delivered the opinion of the court.
This was a proceeding by defendants in error to contest the probating of the will of Mrs. Susan E. Holland. The will was admitted to probate in the County Court of Tom Green County, and the same result followed in the District Court of that county.
Upon appeal, the honorable Court of Civil Appeals reversed and remanded the cause, for the reason that the trial court refused to permit Mrs. Nimitz, a daughter and heir of the executrix to testify; that independently of any statement made by testatrix or…
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