LEWIS v. CAMPBELL

No. 12240.

520 S.W.2d 472 (1975)

Gladys M. LEWIS et al., Appellants, v. Virginia L. CAMPBELL, Appellee.

Court of Civil Appeals of Texas, Austin.

Rehearing Denied April 2, 1975.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

George S. Finley, Smith, Davis, Rose, Finley & Hofmann, San Angelo, for appellants.

Pat Hall, Marschall, Hall, McLaughlin & Lane, San Angelo, for appellee.


PHILLIPS, Chief Justice.

The question before us is whether Mrs. Gladys M. Lewis, the appellant and surviving spouse of Dr. Aubrey L. Lewis, and her two children, must elect either to take by law or under the terms of the will of the late Dr. Lewis.

The appellee, Virginia L. Campbell, is a daughter of the deceased doctor by a prior marriage.

The trial court held that the appellants were put to an election. We reverse the judgment and render judgment...

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