JORDAN v. JORDAN

No. 01-96-00073-CV.

938 S.W.2d 177 (1997)

Dorothy JORDAN, Appellant, v. Alpha Mae JORDAN, Appellee.

Court of Appeals of Texas, Houston (1st Dist.).

January 9, 1997.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Frederick P. Forlano, Houston, for appellant.

Douglas A. Sandvig, Houston, for appellee.

Before HEDGES, COHEN and TAFT, JJ.


OPINION

HEDGES, Justice.

In this appeal of an instructed verdict, two women claim to be the wife of the decedent, Lonnie Jordan, at the time of his death. Both appellant, Dorothy Jordan, and appellee, Alpha Mae Jordan, sought a declaratory judgment from the trial court to that effect. Appellant contends on appeal that the trial court erred in instructing a verdict in favor of appellee. We reverse.

FACTS

On September 14, 1957, decedent,...

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