Douthit v. McLeroy

Ñola Mae Douthit made application to have the will of her deceased husband, Taylor Denney Barnett, admitted to probate. Marjorie L. McLeroy and Bonnie F. Cooper, the daughters of Ñola Mae Douthit and Taylor Denney Barnett, contested the will on the grounds that Mrs. Douthit had failed to offer the will for probate within four years of the testator’s death as required by Section 73 of the Texas Probate Code. The Probate Court filed findings of fact and conclusions of law that the will had been properly executed and that Mrs. Douthit was not in default in failing to present the will within the…