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JONES v. WHITELEY

No. 17680.

533 S.W.2d 881 (1976)

Patsy JONES, Appellant, v. Leon L. WHITELEY, Independent Executor of the Estate of Mary M. Whiteley, Deceased, Appellee.

Court of Civil Appeals of Texas, Fort Worth.

Rehearing Denied March 12, 1976.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Simon & Simon, and Henry W. Simon and Mike Liles, Fort Worth, for appellant.

A. J. Bryan, Fort Worth, for appellee.

OPINION

SPURLOCK, Justice.

This is a will contest case. Patsy Jones appeals from the order of the Probate Court of Tarrant County admitting to probate as the last will of her mother, Mary Whiteley, the instrument offered by her stepfather, Leon Whiteley. This instrument was not "self-proved" and appellant maintains that appellee has not met his burden of showing it was properly executed.

We affirm.

The document in question is styled "Last...

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