MOORE v. DOUGLAS

No. 6116.

589 S.W.2d 862 (1979)

Ethel MOORE, Appellant, v. Graceil Proctor DOUGLAS, Appellee.

Court of Civil Appeals of Texas, Waco.

Rehearing Denied November 29, 1979.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Joe E. Griffith, Crockett, for appellant.

Joe B. Phillips, Aloysius M. Wickliff, Houston, for appellee.


OPINION

McDONALD, Chief Justice.

This is an heirship proceeding arising from an allegation of adoption by estoppel. At stake is the estate of George and Addie Proctor, deceased. Appellee is the allegedly adoptive daughter of the Proctors; appellant and other defendants in the trial court are relatives of the Proctors.

Trial was to the court which rendered judgment finding appellee "Graceil Proctor Douglas was adopted by the deceased Addie Proctor...

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