JONES v. JONES

No. 20292.

630 S.W.2d 645 (1980)

Dorothy D. JONES, Appellant, v. Ronald Lee JONES, Appellee.

Court of Civil Appeals of Texas, Dallas.

Rehearing Denied June 17, 1980.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

F. T. Gauen, Jr., Dallas, for appellant.

James L. Poland, Dallas, for appellee.

Before ROBERTSON, CARVER and STOREY, JJ.


CARVER, Justice.

Dorothy D. Jones sought to probate a will of her deceased husband. Her stepson contested probate on the ground that the instrument offered as a will was not properly witnessed. The probate court denied probate. We affirm because the required signatures of the witnesses to the will cannot be supplied from the "self-proving" affidavit.

The instrument offered for probate had all the legal characteristics...

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