Legal Opinion
Thornhill v. Elskes
Court of Appeals of Texas
Decided May 21, 1964No. 4236PublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
McDONALD, Chief Justice.
This case was filed in the 19th District Court of McLennan County in 1963, by-Mrs. Trupy Elskes (Co-Independent Executrix; devisee; and trustee for another devisee), against the other Co-Executors; devisees; and all other persons interested in the estate; to construe the last will (and a codicil), of A. S. Fletcher, deceased.
Fletcher’s last will, and a codicil, were probated together in Waller County, Texas in 1961.
The defendants (who are appellants here) filed pleas of privilege to be sued in Waller County, but filed no answers to the merits; the defendants Crim filed…
2Cases cited13 opinions
- Ladner v. Reliance Corp.Texas Supreme Court · 1956
- Cowling v. ColliganTexas Supreme Court · 1958
- Murphy v. SlatonTexas Supreme Court · 1954
- Spivey v. Saner-Ragley Lumber Co.Texas Commission of Appeals · 1926
- Ehrhardt v. EhrhardtCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1963
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3Cited by17 opinions
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- El Paso National Bank v. Shriners Hospital for Crippled ChildrenTexas Supreme Court · 1981
- Estate of JohnsonCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1965
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