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In Re the Estate of Riley

Texas Court of Appeals, 13th District

Decided February 27, 1992No. 13-91-148-CVPublishedCited by 3 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

NYE, Chief Justice.

Testator’s widow, Virginia Rose Riley, Proponent, appeals from a judgment and order denying probate of Raymond Riley’s self-proved will. A jury found that the testator lacked testamentary capacity and that Virginia exercised undue influence over him. By two points of error, Virginia claims that there was no evidence to rebut the presumption of testamentary capacity and no evidence of undue influence. We affirm the judgment of the trial court.

By her second point of error, Virginia claims that there was no evidence showing that she exercised undue influence over…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. Rothermel v. DuncanTexas Supreme Court · 1963
  2. Curry v. CurryTexas Supreme Court · 1954
  3. Lowery v. Saunders, Texas Court of Appeals, 4th District (San Antonio)1984
  4. Matter of Estate of Murphy, Texas Court of Appeals, 13th District1985
  5. Smallwood v. Jones, Texas Court of Appeals, 4th District (San Antonio)1990

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3Cited by3 opinions

  1. Matter of Estate of Montgomery, Texas Court of Appeals, 12th District (Tyler)1994
  2. in Re the Estate of Nobie Florence Parker, Texas Court of Appeals, 6th District (Texarkana)2015
  3. in the Estate of Clifford Eugene Everett, Texas Court of Appeals, 4th District (San Antonio)2010

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