WHITE v. BROOKLINE TRUST COMPANY

No. 7278.

371 S.W.2d 597 (1963)

Marie Whitty WHITE et al., Appellants, v. BROOKLINE TRUST COMPANY et al., Appellees.

Court of Civil Appeals of Texas, Amarillo.

Rehearing Denied October 21, 1963.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Steeger, Dohoney, Jones & Caldwell, Houston, for appellants.

Spafford, Freedman, Hamlin, Gay & Whitham, Dallas, for appellees.


CHAPMAN, Justice.

The construction of an instrument in the form of a power of attorney constitutes the principal subject matter of this suit. The case is before us upon an appeal from the trial court's action in sustaining special exceptions.

Appellants, Marie Whitty White, et al., assert the instrument was executed in 1928 in favor of and to their predecessor, James B. Watson, by the heirs of David Wallace, predecessors...

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