MORRIS v. FINKELSTEIN

No. 245.

442 S.W.2d 452 (1969)

Morton Kahn MORRIS, Appellant, v. Jack FINKELSTEIN, Independent Executor of the Estate of Henry G. Morris, Deceased, Appellee.

Court of Civil Appeals of Texas, Houston (14th Dist.).

Rehearing Denied June 11, 1969.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

W. H. Vaughan, Jr., Fulbright, Crooker, Freeman, Bates & Jaworski, Houston, Herman Glosserman, Glosserman, Alter, Smith & Rosenheim, San Antonio, for appellant.

Finis E. Cowan, P. Allan Port, Baker, Botts, Shepherd & Coates, Houston, for appellee.


SAM D. JOHNSON, Justice.

Declaratory judgment action brought for the construction of the will of Henry G. Morris, deceased.

The plaintiff, Morton K. Morris, was the older brother of the decedent and his only surviving heir at law. He was the recipient under the will in question of a specific bequest of $10,000. He brought this action against Jack Finkelstein who was not related to the testator but was the apparent residuary beneficiary of his will. The essential...

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