McDANIEL v. ADAMS

No. 16599.

531 S.W.2d 901 (1975)

Alice McDANIEL, Appellant, v. Reberta Lee ADAMS, Independent Executrix, Estate of Betty Mae Cooper, Deceased, Appellee.

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

Rehearing Denied January 15, 1976.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jonathan L. LeBleu, Houston, for appellant.

Wm. M. Holland, Jr., Houston, for appellee; Holland, Gemoets & Tindall, Houston, of counsel.


PEDEN, Justice.

The appellant, Mrs. Alice McDaniel brought this suit to establish that Betty Cooper, deceased, had given her six non-negotiable time savings certificates and the funds in a checking account, pleading in the alternative the theories of gift inter-vivos and gift causa mortis.

Appellee claims the items in dispute for the estate of Betty Mae Cooper. A jury returned a verdict, on special issues, in favor of Mrs. McDaniel, but the trial...

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