Traylor v. Unitedbank Orange

OPINION

McNICHOLAS, Justice.

This case, decided upon cross-motions for summary judgment, is a will contest involving a holographic will. The appellants, Gene Traylor, et al, appeal from the trial court judgment overruling their motion for summary judgment and granting appellee Unitedbank’s motion for summary judgment.

A review of the facts is necessary for a clear understanding of this suit. In January of 1944, Annie Sells prepared a holographic will. She died in February 1945. In May 1946, her executors filed a suit for construction of the will in the district court of Orange County.

In their…