Logue v. Scrivener
Court of Appeals of Texas
1Opinion of the Court
MURRAY, Chief Justice.
This is a suit to construe a codicil to the will of Hilda Menke Scrivener. The codicil is in her handwriting and reads as follows:
“6-29-1953
About Contents of This Notice of my last Wish—
Arnold R. Scrivener shall be The Gaurdine of The Live Oak Co Farm This shall be devided in 3 equal parts — My Oil Well Money—
# 1 My Husband Arnold Scrivener—
#2 My sister Mabel Menke Logue
' #3 My Brothers 5 Boy’s — Name’s—
Monroe G Menke—
Henry Menke .
Harold Menke
Sid Menke
Ray Menke
in case There are Oil Wells on place — These 5 Boy’s portion shall be put in a Trust fund for 10 year’s — and if…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Huffman v. HuffmanTexas Supreme Court · 1960
- Bergin v. BerginTexas Supreme Court · 1958
- Laborde v. First State Bank & Trust Co. of Rio Grande CityCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1936
- Flower v. DortCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1953
- Ellis v. First National Bank in DallasCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1958
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3Cited by1 opinion
- Dean v. GarciaCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1990