Legal Opinion
Watson v. Watson
Court of Appeals of Texas
Decided December 28, 1978No. 5948PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
McDONALD, Chief Justice.
This is a suit by plaintiff (appellant) Mrs. Nellie B. (Nell) Watson against defendants (appellees) three of her sons Ben Jr., Elmo and Grant Watson, for interpretation of the will of plaintiff’s deceased husband Ben Watson, Sr., to remove cloud from title to 668.71 acres of land in Leon County, and to declare a deed to 96.8 acres of land from plaintiff to Virgil Watson (another son) to be a valid deed.
Defendants Ben, Jr., Elmo and Grant Watson sought to have the deed to Virgil Watson set aside, and sought interpretation of the will of Ben Watson, Sr.
The trial…
2Cases cited13 opinions
- Huffman v. HuffmanTexas Supreme Court · 1960
- Stewart v. SelderTexas Supreme Court · 1971
- Harrell v. HickmanTexas Supreme Court · 1948
- Mitchell v. MitchellTexas Supreme Court · 1951
- Rekdahl v. LongTexas Supreme Court · 1967
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3Cited by4 opinions
- Moore v. Reed, Texas Court of Appeals, 8th District (El Paso)1984
- Donald Swearingin, Billy Jack Swearingin, Beverly Hooker, Connie Morris, and Frankie Mae Smith v. Estate of Vivian Swearingin, Terry Ellis, Individually and as Trustee of the Terry Ellis 2003 Trust and as Co-Executor of the Vivian Swearingin Estate, and Donna Mullen, Individually and as Trustee of the Donna Mullen 2003 Trust and as Co-Executor, Texas Court of Appeals, 2nd District (Fort Worth)2006
- Donald Swearingin, Billy Jack Swearingin, Beverly Hooker, Connie Morris, and Frankie Mae Smith v. Estate of Vivian Swearingin, Terry Ellis, Individually and as Trustee of the Terry Ellis 2003 Trust and as Co-Executor of the Vivian Swearingin Estate, and Donna Mullen, Individually and as Trustee of the Donna Mullen 2003 Trust and as Co-Executor, Texas Court of Appeals, 2nd District (Fort Worth)2006
- Moore v. Reed, Texas Court of Appeals, 8th District (El Paso)1984