Legal Opinion
Boyd v. Ratliff
Court of Appeals of Texas
Decided August 19, 1976No. 18893PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
AKIN, Justice.
This is a venue appeal by plaintiff, Josephine Boyd, independent executrix of the estate of Emory C. Boyd, from an order sustaining pleas of privilege filed by certain Denton County defendants and transferring this cause to the district court of Denton County. Two principal questions are presented by this appeal: (1) Since this is a suit by an independent executrix for construction of a will admitted to probate in the county court at law of Denton County, does the district court of Dallas County have jurisdiction to construe the will in view of Tex.Prob.Code Ann. § 5(c) (Vernon…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Burke v. SatterfieldTexas Supreme Court · 1975
- Wintermann v. McDonaldTexas Supreme Court · 1937
- Barnes v. Bituminous Casualty CorporationCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1973
- Lone Star Finance Corp. v. DavisCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1934
- International Service Insurance Company v. JacksonCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1960
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3Cited by11 opinions
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- Petsch v. SlatorCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1978
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