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NORTON v. CLARKS

No. 7155.

330 S.W.2d 484 (1959)

Joe NORTON, Jr., Appellant, v. Isabella Perry CLARKS et al., Appellees.

Court of Civil Appeals of Texas, Texarkana.

Rehearing Denied January 5, 1960.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Brown & Brown, Texarkana, for appellant.

Sidney Lee, Texarkana, for appellees.

DAVIS, Justice.

This is an appeal from a suit to set aside a will. Mattie Perry, an 87-year-old Negro, executed her will on October 3, 1955, and willed everything she had to Joe Norton, Jr., a person not related to her. She died on June 26, 1956. Her will was admitted to probate on July 16, 1956. On June 7, 1957, plaintiffs-appellees filed a suit to set aside the will. On the trial in the County Court, the contest was denied and an appeal was taken to the District...

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