Legal Opinion
Royall v. Holloway
Texas Supreme Court
Decided November 30, 1927No. 4615PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Mr. Presiding Judge POWELL
delivered the opinion of the Commission of Appeals, Section B.
This cause is before the Supreme Court upon the following certificate from the Honorable Court of Civil Appeals of the First District:
“This cause, pending here upon appeal, involved a contest of the will of Mrs. T. C. Calloway upon two grounds, one of them being the exertion upon her in the making thereof of undue influence by W. E. Barrett, her nephew and chief beneficiary.
“The evidence raised the issue of such influence, and the jury found that the execution of the will was procured through its exertion.
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2Cases cited16 opinions
- Holland v. NimitzTexas Supreme Court · 1922
- Pinney v. . OrthNew York Court of Appeals · 1882
- Edelstein v. J.M. BrownTexas Supreme Court · 1907
- In Re the Judicial Settlement of the Accounts of CallisterNew York Court of Appeals · 1897
- McCampbell v. HendersonTexas Supreme Court · 1879
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3Cited by10 opinions
- Smith v. BurroughsCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1930
- Miller v. El Paso CountyCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1940
- Campbell v. La DueCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1954
- Bauer v. RiggsCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1983
- Joyce v. WilliamsCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1957
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