Legal Opinion
Jordan v. Virginia Military Institute
Court of Appeals of Texas
Decided December 12, 1956No. 13055PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
POPE, Justice.
Elizabeth Campbell Jordan filed suit in 1954 to contest the validity of General Samuel D. Rockenbach’s will, which had been admitted to probate in 1952. Both the County and District Courts of Cameron County sustained the validity of the pro bate of the will. Appellant Elizabeth Campbell Jordan urges that the Rocken-bach will was void in toto because it was an incomplete will and that she, as the sole heir, is entitled to his estate. We affirm the judgment of the district court.
In 1946 General Rockenbach, a widower, executed his will. In his will he provided: “I have given…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Boyd v. Frost National Bank of S.A.Texas Supreme Court · 1946
- Ferguson v. FergusonTexas Supreme Court · 1931
- Bittner v. BittnerTexas Commission of Appeals · 1932
- Brooker v. BrookerTexas Supreme Court · 1937
- Lightfoot v. PoindexterCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1917
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3Cited by6 opinions
- Petsch v. SlatorCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1978
- Swearingen v. GilesCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1978
- Pine v. Salzer, Texas Court of Appeals, 1st District (Houston)1992
- Friedrichs v. ReinhardtCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1963
- Petsch v. SlatorCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1978
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