Patterson v. Lamb
Court of Appeals of Texas
Appeal from El Paso. Tried below before Hon. A. M. Walthall.
1Opinion of the Court
NEILL, Associate Justice.
This suit was brought by Chas. B. Patterson in the County Court to probate the will of James Burns, deceased, which was executed on the 24th day of July, 1897, by which appellant was made the principal legatee.
The appellee, Daniel Lamb, filed his contest to such application, in which he pleaded, (1) a general denial; (2) want of mental capacity to execute the will; (3) fraud on the part of applicant in procuring the execution of said will; and (4) undue influence exercised by appellant upon the deceased in procuring its execution.
The application and the contest was…
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