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ELLIS v. BRUCE

No. 3216.

286 S.W.2d 645 (1956)

Cecil ELLIS et al., Appellants, v. J. C. BRUCE et ux., Appellees.

Court of Civil Appeals of Texas, Eastland.

Rehearing Denied February 17, 1956.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Carl M. Anderson, Sweetwater, J. O. Hughes, Fort Worth, for appellants.

Clyde Boose, Sweetwater, Scarborough, Yates, Scarborough & Black, Abilene, for appellees.

GRISSOM, Chief Justice.

J. C. Bruce sued the brothers and sisters of A. T. Bruce and Mrs. Belle Bruce for the purpose of having construed the will of A. T. and Belle Bruce which, so far as is here pertinent, is as follows:

"That we, A. T. Bruce, and Belle Bruce, husband and wife respectively, of Nolan County, Texas, being of sound and disposing mind and memory, and understanding, in view of the uncertainty of human life, and for the purpose of making the...

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