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BURTON v. KING

No. 489.

459 S.W.2d 663 (1970)

R. King BURTON, Appellant, v. Earl KING, Jr. et al., Appellees.

Court of Civil Appeals of Texas, Tyler.

Rehearings Denied November 19, 1970.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

H. M. Harrington, Jr., Longview, for appellant.

Payne, Pace & Benners, Dallas, Smead, Roberts, Harbour, Smith, Harris, French & Parker, Earl Roberts, Longview, for appellees.

MOORE, Justice.

This is an action for a declaratory judgment and construction of a trust provision in the holographic will of R. E. King, deceased, relating to certain oil property situated in Gregg County, Texas.

The record shows that R. E. King, the testator, was a practicing attorney in Memphis, Tennessee, until his death on May 21, 1948. The holographic will dated November 14, 1946, together with several codicils, was duly probated in the State of Tennessee...

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