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RAMSAY v. LANE

No. 16266.

507 S.W.2d 905 (1974)

Scott RAMSAY, Individually and as Administrator of the Estate of Victor William Durham, Deceased, Appellant, v. Jo Ann Patterson LANE, Appellee.

Court of Civil Appeals of Texas, Houston (1st Dist.).

Rehearing Denied March 28, 1974.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William W. Byrd, Houston, for appellant.

Joel B. Coolidge, Thomas E. Green, Jr., Houston, for appellee Urban, Coolidge; Pennington & Scott, Houston, of counsel.

COLEMAN, Chief Justice.

This suit was instituted as an action to determine heirship. The only question involved is whether an adoption by estoppel has been established. After a trial to the court without a jury a judgment was entered finding that Jo Ann Patterson Lane was the adopted daughter of Victor William Durham, deceased, and his sole heir at law.

James and Geraldine Patterson were the parents of two daughters, Jo Ann and Vivian. Soon after the birth...

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