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DEVEROEX v. NELSON

No. 1071.

517 S.W.2d 658 (1974)

Ruby Lee Nelson DEVEROEX, Individually and as Guardian of the Estate of Edwin H. Nelson, a minor, Appellant, v. Zan A. NELSON, Appellee.

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

Rehearing Denied January 15, 1975.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

George Red, Red & Kemp, William R. Powell, Houston, for appellant.

Thomas B. Foster, Jr., B. Jeff Bratton, Foster, Bratton & Golden, James P. Wallace, Bert E. Derden, Houston, for appellee.

TUNKS, Chief Justice.

Cain H. Nelson, Jr., a resident of Houston, enlisted in the United States Navy. He was assigned to Norfolk, Virginia. In 1950, while so stationed, he met Helen A. Whitehead. Helen had an illegitimate son named Zan, who was then four years old. In 1952 Cain and Helen were married. They and Zan came to Houston to live. A son, Edwin H. Nelson, was born of that marriage in 1959. In 1967, Cain died intestate. Helen was convicted of his murder, for...

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