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GILLESPIE v. MOORE

No. 9349.

635 S.W.2d 927 (1982)

Betty Marie GILLESPIE, Appellant, v. Mary A. MOORE, et al., Appellee.

Court of Appeals of Texas, Amarillo.

Rehearing Denied July 21, 1982.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

A. W. Salyars, Lubbock, for appellant.

Splawn & Simpson, John Simpson, Lubbock, for appellee.

Before DODSON, COUNTISS and BOYD, JJ.

COUNTISS, Justice.

This is a dispute over the ownership of life insurance proceeds. Appellee Mary A. Moore, the former wife of the decedent, William J. Gillespie, claims the money as the beneficiary named in the policy. Appellant Betty Marie Gillespie, the widow of the decedent, claims the money as independent executrix of the decedent's estate. We agree that the estate is entitled to the money and reverse and render that portion of the trial court's judgment awarding...

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