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IN RE ESTATE OF O'HARA

No. 19111.

549 S.W.2d 233 (1977)

In re the ESTATE of Virginia L. O'HARA, Deceased.

Court of Civil Appeals of Texas, Dallas.

March 15, 1977.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Lawrence Fischman, Weil, Craig & Fischman, Dallas, for Richard L. Brown.

Gene W. Francis, Passman, Jones, Andrews, Coplin, Holley & Co., Dallas, for appellants Georgia L. Adams, Arthur L. Brown, Mrs. F. Prescott Jumper and Mrs. James Stillman.

John L. Hauer, Lee M. Simpson, Akin, Gump, Strauss, Hauer & Feld, Dallas, for appellee Foundation for the Arts.

Charles G. Purnell, George E. Bowles, Locke, Purnell, Boren, Laney & Neely, Dallas, for appellee Dallas Museum of Fine Arts.

Stephen J. Wilkinson, Asst. Atty. Gen., Austin, for Atty. Gen. of Texas.

E. Taylor Armstrong, Donald A. Swanson, Jr., Storey, Armstrong, Steger & Martin, Dallas, for First National Bank in Dallas.

GUITTARD, Chief Justice.

This action was brought by First National Bank in Dallas as executor under the will of Virginia L. O'Hara, deceased, to construe the provision of the will leaving a part of the residuary estate to "The Foundation for the Arts (Dallas Museum of Fine Arts)." The petition names as defendants The Foundation for the Arts and Dallas Museum of Fine Arts, which are two distinct entities, and also the decedent's heirs at law. The Museum disclaimed...

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