Norton v. Houston
Court of Appeals of Texas
Appeal-from District Court, Eastland County; Geo. L. Davenport, Judge. Proceedings to probate a will by Mrs. Docia Norton and others, contested by John Houston and others. From judgment denying the probate, proponents appeal.
1Opinion of the CourtConner, C. J.
On May 2, 1917, Mrs. E. A. Houston executed a will in due form, devising all of her property to her daughter, Docia Norton. Upon due application, the probate court of Eastland county on July 5, 1919, admitted the will to probate. From the judgment probating the will in the county court the contestants, the remaining children of Mrs. Houston, appealed the case to the district court, where a trial was had before a jury, and, upon a verdict rendered on special issues of testamentary capacity and undue influence, judgment was entered denying the probate of the will, and from this latter judgment…
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