Legal Opinion
Boyd v. Dean
Court of Appeals of Texas
Decided October 31, 1974No. 7621PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
KEITH, Justice.
The only question involved in this appeal is one of jurisdiction and the question may be stated in this form: Does the district court have appellate jurisdiction to hear and determine an appeal from a constitutional county court in a contested probate proceeding determined after the effective date of amended Tex.Prob.Code Ann. § 5 (Supp.1974) V.A.T.S.? We answer the question in the negative for the reasons now to be stated, and affirm the order of dismissal entered by the district court.
On December 14, 1972, appellees filed an application for probate of the last will and…
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