Legal Opinion
McColpin v. Estate of McColpin
Texas Supreme Court
Decided June 1, 1903No. 1211PublishedCited by 2 opinions
Questions certified from the Court of Civil Appeals for the Third District, in an appeal from Llano County.
1Opinion of the Court
WILLIAMS, Associate Justice.
Certified questions from the Court of Civil Appeals of the Third Supreme Judicial District, as follows:
“This, is an appeal from the judgment of the District Court in a probate proceeding, the only contest being one of heirship. J. H. Cummins, as administrator of the estate of M. McColpin, filed his final account, showing that after the payment of all debts owing by the estate, certain real and personal property remained on hand, and stating that his wife, Savannah Cummins, was the adopted daughter of M. McColpin, and sole heir to the residue of said estate.
“C. A.…
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