West v. Glisson
Court of Appeals of Texas
Appeal from District Court, McLennan County; E. J. Clark, Judge. Action by Lula West, by her guardian ad litem, against Annie Calvert Glisson and another, to construe a will. From a judgment construing the will in accordance with defendants’ contention, plaintiff appeals.
1Opinion
On Motions for Rehearing.
[9] Both appellant and appellees have filed motions for rehearing herein, with lengthy arguments and citations of numerous authorities. After carefully examining same, the conclusion at which we have arrived does not differ in its practical effect from that announced in our original opinion herein. We adhere to the view that the words “heirs of her own,” used in the will, meant “children,” and that the will meant to bequeath the residue of the estate to Lula West in the event Annie Calvert should die without leaving children surviving her. It is true that, in many…
2Cases cited9 opinions
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- United States Pipe Line Co. v. Delaware, Lackawanna & Western RailroadSupreme Court of New Jersey · 1898
- Lacey v. FloydTexas Supreme Court · 1905
- Brown v. BryantCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1897
- Pearce v. PearceTexas Supreme Court · 1911
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