ORRELL v. COCHRAN

No. C-4066.

695 S.W.2d 552 (1985)

Helen Levell ORRELL, Petitioner, v. Iva Dell COCHRAN, Independent Executrix, Respondent.

Supreme Court of Texas.

Rehearing Denied September 16, 1985.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Law Offices of Don Gladden, Don Gladden, Fort Worth, for petitioner.

Morris and Schieffer, Garrett Morris, Fort Worth, for respondent.


PER CURIAM.

Helen Levell Orrell appeals from the admission of an instrument dated 1979 into probate as the will of her father, George Jefferson Cochran. The court of appeals affirmed. 685 S.W.2d 461. Because we hold that the court of appeals opinion is in conflict with Boren v. Boren, 402 S.W.2d 728 (Tex.1966), the court, with three justices dissenting, reverses the judgment of the trial...

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