ADAMS v. BARRY

No. B-6888.

560 S.W.2d 935 (1978)

Julius O. ADAMS et al., Petitioners, v. Victoria V. BARRY, Respondent.

Supreme Court of Texas.

Rehearing Denied February 15, 1978.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Naman, Howell, Smith, Lee & Muldrow, Louis Muldrow and Wade Hutto, Waco, for petitioners.

Wash & Hodges, David L. Hodges, Waco, for respondent.


STEAKLEY, Justice.

The question here is whether proffered testimony in support of the probate of an alleged lost will was properly excluded by the trial court pursuant to Article 3716, Tex.Rev.Civ.Stat., commonly called the Dead Man's Statute.

George H. Adams died in 1973 and a will executed by him on July 31, 1968 was admitted to probate. A brother, Julius O. Adams, was the named beneficiary; and an attorney, Robert F. Salter, was named independent executor...

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