Sanderson v. First National Bank in Dallas

DIXON, Chief Justice.

First National Bank in Dallas, Administrator with Will Annexed, filed this suit requesting the court to construe the holographic will of Jessie Mae Cherry, deceased.

The principal question to be decided is this: does the will make a class gift to the sisters of the testatrix, Jessie Mae Cherry? The answer to the question is material to the outcome of the lawsuit, for if the bequest be construed as a class gift, appellant Hattie S. Sanderson, as sole surviving sister, is entitled to the entire estate. However, if the bequest is not to be construed as a class gift, but as a…