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MATHERSON v. POPE

No. 05-92-01470-CV.

852 S.W.2d 285 (1993)

Thalia MATHERSON and Verna G. Mitchell, Appellants, v. Elsie POPE, Hazel Pope, Mandy Anderson, and Patricia Culliver, Appellees.

Court of Appeals of Texas, Dallas.

April 2, 1993.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Richard L. Stanford, Stanford & Dunaway, Dallas, for appellants.

Steve R. Akers, Jenkens & Gilchrist, P.C., Brenda C. Salhanick, Michael J. Vernone, Settle & Pou, P.C., Dallas, for appellees.

Before LAGARDE, MALONEY and MORRIS, JJ.

OPINION

MORRIS, Justice.

Through hard work and money-saving habits, Lee Jess Davis accumulated before his death an estate worth hundreds of thousands of dollars. Unfortunately, he died without a will. Making things worse, Lee Jess died without a clear family history. This is not to say, however, that Lee Jess died without a family. Indeed, this case is about which of Lee Jess's competing families has the right to claim his valuable estate. The answer to...

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