Findley v. Calvert

KEITH, Justice.

This is an appeal from a take-nothing judgment entered in a suit to recover taxes paid under protest.

Appellant is the Independent Executrix of the Estate of Frank R. Findley, Deceased, who died on January 17, 1966, leaving a gross estate of $248,367.94. On July 24, 1964, less than two years before his death, he conveyed to his wife, by general warranty deed, his community interest in certain land in Harris County of an agreed value of $15,375. The deed was for “love and affection” and was not supported by any other valuable consideration. Appellant omitted this real property…