Legal Opinion
Pipkin v. Dezendorf
Court of Appeals of Texas
Decided June 25, 1981No. 17760PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DOYLE, Justice.
This is a will contest. Charles S. Pipkin, Jr. brings this appeal from an instructed verdict granted in favor of F. C. Dezendorf.
F. C. Dezendorf is the stepson of the deceased, Charles S. Gainer. Dezendorf filed an application to probate the will of the deceased dated May 16, 1977, or in the alternative to probate the deceased’s will dated May 5, 1977.
Charles S. Pipkin, Jr., a nephew of the deceased, contested the application to probate the two 1977 wills on the ground that the deceased was unduly influenced and did not have testamentary capacity at the time he executed these…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Joske v. IrvineTexas Supreme Court · 1898
- Fambrough v. WagleyTexas Supreme Court · 1943
- McIntosh v. MooreCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1899
- Gleason v. DavisTexas Supreme Court · 1956
- Bailey v. BaileyCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1943
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3Cited by3 opinions
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