Crum v. Taylor Exploration, Inc.

OPINION

ASHWORTH, Justice (Retired, Sitting by Assignment).

H.A. Crum and Julia Crum owned approximately 1500 acres of rural land and five town lots in Jack County as part of their community property. They executed a joint and mutual will which contained the following provisions:

THIRD: We each hereby give, devise and bequeath to the other, — that is to say, the one of us to first become deceased gives, devises and bequeaths to the survivor, — so long as he or she may live, under joint control as hereinafter set out, all of our property of whatsoever character and wheresoever located, which…