Grisham v. Lawrence

OPINION

JAMES T. WORTHEN, Chief Justice.

Beulah Y. Grisham, James A. Young, and Jewel (Judy) O’Glee appeal the trial court’s revised declaratory judgment. Appellants’ sole issue is whether the trial court erroneously construed a will, resulting in an award of the mineral interest at issue to the wrong set of devisees. We reverse and render.

Background

In 1964, E.P. McKnight executed a will following the death of his wife, Anna. McKnight, the testator, died in 1968. Appellants 1 brought a suit for declaratory judgment to have the trial court construe the testator’s will, particularly the Seventh…