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FIRST METHODIST CHURCH OF SHINER v. WRIGHT

No. 13-85-246-CV.

706 S.W.2d 720 (1986)

FIRST METHODIST CHURCH OF SHINER, Appellant, v. Herman Devoe WRIGHT, et al., Appellees.

Court of Appeals of Texas, Corpus Christi.

Rehearing Denied April 3, 1986.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Elwood Gaus, Gaus & Natho, Yoakum, for appellant.

R.L. Miller, Miller, Miller & Robinson, Gonzales, for appellees.

Before NYE, C.J., and DORSEY and KENNEDY, JJ.

OPINION

DORSEY, Justice.

This is a will construction case involving the effect a provision in a Life Tenant's will has on the remainder interest created by a prior will. We reverse and remand.

Edmund Herder died testate in 1952 leaving his wife, Martha, certain specific bequests and a life estate in the residue and bulk of his estate, with a remainder interest in the residue to Edmund and Martha's daughter, Elvera Augusta Schaefer. Elvera Schaefer...

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