Legal Opinion

Richardson v. Richardson

Court of Appeals of Texas

Decided August 7, 1970No. 4383Published

1Opinion of the Court

GRISSOM, Chief Justice.

Roberta Richardson sued Dorothy Compere Richardson, Independent Executrix of the Estate of John T. Richardson, deceased, to enforce a letter agreement by John T. Richardson to pay $9,000.00 of his debt to his brother, Curtis Richardson, upon his death, by leaving a will providing for payment thereof. The facts are essentially as found by the court in its “additional” findings that, in 1948, John T. Richardson had criminal and civil cases pending against him in Colorado; that he induced Curtis to loan him money for bail bonds, and the like; that, in 1948, on account of…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. Hanley v. Oil Capital Broadcasting Ass'nTexas Supreme Court · 1943
  2. Elsby v. LunaTexas Commission of Appeals · 1929
  3. City & County of Dallas Levee Improvement Dist. v. Halsey, Stuart & Co.Court of Appeals of Texas · 1947
  4. Wilson v. WoolfCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1954
  5. Trautmann Bros. Investment Corp. v. Del Mar Conservation DistrictCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1969

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