In the Estate of Jimmy Allen Bird v. the State of Texas

In The Court of Appeals Seventh District of Texas at Amarillo No. 07-24-00184-CV IN THE ESTATE OF JIMMY ALLEN BIRD, DECEASED On Appeal from the 106th District Court Garza County, Texas Trial Court No. 23-05-07783B, Honorable Reed A. Filley, Presiding June26, 2025 MEMORANDUM OPINION Before PARKER and DOSS and YARBROUGH, JJ. Appellants, Sherry Elizabeth Bird Sappington and Dana Bird, present a sole issue challenging the trial court’s construction of Jimmy Allen Bird’s Will and Codicil for interpreting a bequest to Jimmy’s wife, Ada, “for her natural life” to mean she received a fee simple…