HUGHES, Justice.
This is an inheritance tax case in which appellant Arthur Hamilton claims that he falls in preference Class A, Art. 7118, Vernon's Ann.Civ.St., as a "* * * direct lineal descendant of * * * wife," even though decedent and appellant's mother were divorced at the time of decedent's death.
The stipulated facts show:
Otis Phillips, Sr., the decedent, married Clevy Hamilton in 1912 and they lived together as husband and wife until shortly...
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