WASHINGTON v. LAW

No. 1108.

519 S.W.2d 953 (1975)

Eliza Patten WASHINGTON, Appellant, v. James Roland LAW, Administrator of the Estate of Pauline Anna Law, Deceased, Appellee.

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

Rehearing Denied March 19, 1975.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert W. Hainsworth, Houston, for appellant.

Jake Johnson: Johnson & Ritchie, Houston, for appellee.


CURTISS BROWN, Justice.

This is an appeal from a trial de novo in the district court which upheld an order of the probate court denying appointment of Eliza Patten Washington (Washington or appellant) as administrator with will annexed to the estate of Thelma Patten Law. The facts were stipulated by the parties. Appellant and Thelma Law were sisters. Thelma Law's deceased spouse had a son, James Roland Law (appellee), by a prior marriage. Mrs. Law and her spouse also...

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