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BOWDEN v. CALDRON

No. 8479.

554 S.W.2d 25 (1977)

Hazel Lucile BOWDEN, Appellant, v. Alberta Chandler CALDRON, Appellee.

Court of Civil Appeals of Texas, Texarkana.

Rehearing Denied August 9, 1977.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Dauphin Whitehead, Arlington, Don Stegall, Fort Worth, for appellant.

Milford Lee Hall, Bowie, for appellee.

CHADICK, Chief Justice.

This is an equitable adoption case. In the course of probate proceedings in the court below the appellant, Mrs. Hazel Lucile Bowden, claimed to be the adopted daughter and heir at law of Stella M. Whitley, deceased. The trial court disallowed the claim and on the basis of the jury's finding in response to special issues entered judgment that appellee, Mrs. Alberta Chandler Caldron, was the sole and only heir at law of such decedent. The judgment...

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