SPEED v. GRIFFIN

No. 4692.

427 S.W.2d 917 (1968)

Clora SPEED et al., Appellants, v. Mrs. Ruth GRIFFIN, Appellee.

Court of Civil Appeals of Texas, Waco.

April 11, 1968.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Walker, Baker & Altaras, Cleburne, for appellants.

Robert M. Mahanan, Cleburne, for appellee.


OPINION

McDONALD, Chief Justice.

This is a suit to construe the will of T. H. Griffin, deceased. Plaintiff, Mrs. Ruth Griffin, is surviving second wife of the deceased. Defendants, Harley Griffin, Raymond Griffin, Odell Griffin, Willa Perlman and Clora Speed are the deceased's children by his first marriage.

Omitting formal parts, the will reads:

"2—I make this declaration viz: I have been married twice. My first wife died intestate...

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