Legal Opinion

Wysick v. Estate of Wysick

Court of Appeals of Texas

Decided February 16, 1978No. 1080Published

1Opinion of the Court

McKAY, Justice.

This is a will contest case where the appellant Willard Wysick contested the provisions of the will of his deceased wife, Flarrie Smith Wysick. The will left him no part of her estate.

The case was tried before a jury which found in two special issues that the decedent had testamentary capacity, and that the decedent had not been unduly influenced at the time she signed her will. The court accordingly entered judgment that the will be admitted to probate.

Appellant married decedent on October 13, 1937. No child was ever born to them or adopted by them at any time. Mrs. Wysick had…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. Prather v. McClellandTexas Supreme Court · 1890
  2. Nass v. NassTexas Supreme Court · 1950
  3. Nass v. NassCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1949
  4. Montgomery v. WillbanksCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1947
  5. Rutherford v. RobbinsTexas Commission of Appeals · 1927

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