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Maddox v. Surber

Texas Court of Appeals, 1st District (Houston)

Decided August 30, 1984No. 01-84-0303-CVPublishedCited by 8 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

DOYLE, Justice.

This is an appeal from an order of the probate court admitting a will and codicil to probate in Harris County after overruling a motion contesting venue.

Decedent, Lillian McDonald Maddox, and Ned Maddox resided together as husband and wife in Dallas for many years. They had no children by their marriage, but Mrs. Maddox had a son by a prior marriage who is the appellee. Decedent by will and codicil devised her estate to her son and appointed him independent executor. The parties stipulated that both the original will and the codicil were valid, and that citation for the…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. TEXAS v. FLORIDA Et Al.Supreme Court of the United States · 1939
  2. Peacock v. BradshawTexas Supreme Court · 1946
  3. Graue-Haws, Inc. v. Fuller, Texas Court of Appeals, 8th District (El Paso)1984
  4. Commercial Standard Insurance Company v. NunnCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1971
  5. Halverson v. LivengoodCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1928

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3Cited by8 opinions

  1. In Re Graham, Texas Court of Appeals, 3rd District (Austin)2008
  2. In Re Graham, Texas Court of Appeals, 3rd District (Austin)2008
  3. In the Matter of the Guardianship of Kenneth Gregg, an Incapacitated Person v. the State of Texas, Texas Court of Appeals, 7th District (Amarillo)2025
  4. Opinion No., Texas Attorney General Reports1986
  5. Untitled Texas Attorney General Opinion, Texas Attorney General Reports1986

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