POWELL v. POWELL

No. 20353.

604 S.W.2d 491 (1980)

Alma Virginia POWELL, Appellant, v. Mary Lee POWELL, Appellee.

Court of Civil Appeals of Texas, Dallas.

August 6, 1980.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James H. Martin, R. Michael Farquhar, Charles Wilson, Carter, Jones, Magee, Rudberg, Moss & Mayes, Dallas, for appellant.

Robert C. Hinton, Jr., Burleson, Pate & Gibson, Dallas, for appellee.

Before GUITTARD, C. J., and AKIN and HUMPHREYS, JJ.


GUITTARD, Chief Justice.

The principal question on this appeal is whether a widow is disqualified to serve as her husband's administratrix because she intentionally shot and killed him. The probate court found that the shooting was not wrongful because it was in self defense. We conclude that the evidence supports this finding. Consequently, we affirm.

The decedent's mother applied for and received letters of administration shortly after the shooting, when...

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