TUCKER v. HILL

No. 1845.

577 S.W.2d 321 (1979)

Martha TUCKER, Appellant, v. Lee HILL, Executor of the Estate of Margaret Hatch, Deceased, et al., Appellees.

Court of Civil Appeals of Texas, Houston (14th Dist.).

Rehearing Denied February 14, 1979.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Michael R. McGown, Weller, Wheelus & Green, Beaumont, for appellant.

Charles L. Price, Kennerly & Price, Houston, John L. Hill, Atty. Gen., James R. Riggs, Asst. Atty. Gen., Bonds & Charitable Trusts Div., Austin, for appellees.


J. CURTISS BROWN, Chief Justice.

This is an appeal from a judgment sustaining the validity of a probated will in a suit to have that will set aside.

Margaret Hatch (decedent) died on July 29, 1975. She left a typewritten instrument that gave the appearance of being a self-proved last will and testament. In that instrument, she appointed Lee Hill (Hill) to be the independent executor of her estate. Hill filed an application for probate of the purported will...

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