Legal Opinion

Harkins v. Crews

Texas Court of Appeals, 4th District (San Antonio)

Decided September 15, 1995No. 04-93-00705-CVPublishedCited by 52 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

CHAPA, Chief Justice.

Facts of the Case

This is an appeal from a will contest tried to a jury. The decedent, T.I. Harkins, died in 1992 at the age of 89, leaving a sizeable estate in excess of four million dollars. He was married for approximately forty-eight years to Cora, who predeceased him, and they had two children, Jan Harkins Crew and Pat Garet Harkins, appellees in this action. After Cora died, the decedent mar ried Catherine Yates in 1982. Catherine, her daughter Martha, grandson Martin, and Lu-kin T. Gilliland, Sr., executor of the decedent’s 1990 will, are appellants in this action.

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2Cases cited46 opinions

  1. In Re King's EstateTexas Supreme Court · 1951
  2. Cain v. BainTexas Supreme Court · 1986
  3. Garza v. AlviarTexas Supreme Court · 1965
  4. Pool v. Ford Motor Co.Texas Supreme Court · 1986
  5. Ragsdale v. Progressive Voters LeagueTexas Supreme Court · 1990

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3Cited by52 opinions

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  4. Soefje v. Jones, Texas Court of Appeals, 4th District (San Antonio)2008
  5. John Fox v. Judy Parker and Baylor University, Texas Court of Appeals, 10th District (Waco)2003

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