1. Home
  2. Browse Decisions
  3. S.W.2d
  4. 641 S.W.2d
  5. 641 S.W.2d 693 (1982)
 

FOSTER v. FOSTER

No. 2-82-009-CV.

641 S.W.2d 693 (1982)

Frank FOSTER, Ruth Foster, Seffie Foster Hey, as Individuals and as Independent Executors of the Estate of Josephine Foster, deceased, Appellant, v. James Waller FOSTER, Appellee.

Court of Appeals of Texas, Fort Worth.

Rehearing Denied November 18, 1982.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

R.M. Helton, Wichita, Falls, for appellants.

Tom C. Ingram, Jr., Dallas, for appellees.

Before MASSEY, C.J., and JORDAN and RICHARD L. BROWN, JJ.

OPINION

MASSEY, Chief Justice.

Quare: Does an adopted person— who was adult when adopted in 1976—succeed to the same rights of inheritance existant by Texas law applicable to a natural born child or applicable to an adopted person who was actually a child—a minor—on the date of adoption?

Answer: No.

Dispute between the parties in the trial court, and on appeal here, involved the question of whether...

Let's get started

Leagle.com

Welcome to the leading source of independent legal reporting
Sign on now to see your case.
Or view more than 10 million decisions and orders.

  • Updated daily.
  • Uncompromising quality.
  • Complete, Accurate, Current.

Listed below are the cases that are cited in this Featured Case. Click the citation to see the full text of the cited case. Citations are also linked in the body of the Featured Case.

Cited Cases

  • No Cases Found

Listed below are those cases in which this Featured Case is cited. Click on the case name to see the full text of the citing case.

Citing Cases