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UNTHANK v. RIPPSTEIN

No. A-10288.

386 S.W.2d 134 (1964)

Elizabeth C. UNTHANK and F. M. Butler, Independent Executors of the Estate of C. P. Craft, Deceased, Petitioners, v. Iva RIPPSTEIN, Respondent.

Supreme Court of Texas.

December 31, 1964.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Morehead, Sharp, Boyd & Tisdel, Plainview, for petitioners.

Stone & Stone and John C. Chambers, Amarillo, for respondent.

STEAKLEY, Justice.

Three days before his death C. P. Craft penned a lengthy personal letter to Mrs. Iva Rippstein. The letter was not written in terms of his anticipated early death; in fact, Craft spoke in the letter of his plans to go to the Mayo Clinic at a later date. The portion of the letter at issue reads as follows:

"Used most of yesterday and day before to `round up' my financial affairs, and to be sure...

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