Legal Opinion · Dissent

White v. Taylor

Texas Supreme Court

Decided January 25, 1956No. A-5470Published

1DissentJustice Culver

*399I agree with the disposition made of this case by the Court of Civil Appeals (281 S.W. 2d 237) and for the reasons therein assigned.

The testatrix in the fifth clause of her will, expressed three conditions and in the event of the happening of any one her property would pass to the respondents. The testimony showed that both women were fatally injured as a result of the automobile collision and the mother never regaining consciousness, died one hour and eleven minutes after the testatrix. The only question we have then is: Did the two women die simultaneously, or in short how should the word…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. American Trust & Safe Deposit Co. v. EckhardtIllinois Supreme Court · 1928
  2. Zierau v. ZierauIllinois Supreme Court · 1931
  3. White v. TaylorCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1955

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