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JOHNSTON v. CALVERT

No. A-6527.

305 S.W.2d 778 (1957)

Helen JOHNSTON, Independent Executrix of the Estate of Grant Lindsey, Deceased, and Testamentary Trustee for Grant Lindsey, Jr., Appellee, v. Robert S. CALVERT et al., Appellants.

Supreme Court of Texas.

October 9, 1957.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Helen Johnston, pro se.

Will Wilson, Atty. Gen., of Texas, W. V. Geppert, Marietta McGregor Payne, Asst. Attys. Gen., for respondent.

PER CURIAM.

We agree with the view expressed by Mr. Justice Hughes [304 S.W.2d 398] that Grant Lindsey, Jr. was not a "legally adopted child" within the meaning of Article 7118, Class A, Vernon's Ann.Tex.Stats. See, Wooster v. Iowa State Tax Commission, 230 Iowa 797, 298 N.W. 922, 141 A.L.R. 1298.

The application for writ of error is refused, no reversible...

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