Legal Opinion
Simank v. Alford
Court of Appeals of Texas
Decided May 7, 1969No. 11670PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
O’QUINN, Justice.
When Elmo R. J. Simank died intestate in 1963 he owned 67.9 acres of farm land in Williamson County which is the subject of this lawsuit.
The sole question is whether the undivided one-half interest in the land awarded to Simank’s mother, brother, and sister by the trial court is subject to the homestead interest of Simank’s widow.
Simank’s mother and his brother and sister brought this lawsuit in trespass to try title against the widow as administratrix of Simank’s estate and against Lee Hurst Alford as her lessee.
The cause was tried before the court in March, 1968, resulting…
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