Legal Opinion

In re Caruthers' Estate

Court of Appeals of Texas

Decided May 29, 1941No. 3836PublishedCited by 7 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

COMBS, Justice.

This is a will contest. By will, executed March 11, 1936, the testator, J. E. Car-uthers, devised $25 per month, conditionally, to each of two aged brothers during their life, and the balancé of his estate to charity — $5,000 to Father E. A. Kelley, pastor of St. Anthony Catholic Church, of Beaumont, for the use and benefit of the parochial school of the parish, and the residue of the estate to Bishop C. E. Byrne, •bishop of Galveston, for the use and benefit of the orphans of the diocese of Galr veston. Caruthers was never married. The contestants are certain of his nephews…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Scott v. TownsendTexas Supreme Court · 1914
  2. Scott v. TownsendTexas Supreme Court · 1914
  3. Helsley v. MossCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1908
  4. Maul v. WilliamsCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1935
  5. Bethel v. YearwoodCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1940

3Cited by7 opinions

  1. Estate of MorrisCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1979
  2. Bell v. BellCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1952
  3. Estate of Davis v. Cook, Texas Court of Appeals, 4th District (San Antonio)1999
  4. Kirkpatrick v. RaggioCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1958
  5. In Re the Estate of HardwickCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1954

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