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IN RE ESTATE OF AYALA

No. 13-97-077-CV.

986 S.W.2d 724 (1999)

In the Matter of the ESTATE OF Sergio E. Martinez AYALA, Deceased.

Court of Appeals of Texas, Corpus Christi.

Rehearing Overruled April 1, 1999.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Richard J. W. Nunez, Brownsville, for appellant.

John Williamson, Brownsville, for appellee.

Before Justices DORSEY, HINOJOSA, and RODRIGUEZ.

OPINION

DORSEY, Justice.

This is an appeal from a summary judgment in a will contest. The expressed basis of that judgment is that the suit is barred by the doctrine of res judicata, because of a prior contest involving the same will in favor of appellee. We affirm.

The decedent, Sergio Martinez Ayala (Ayala), died in 1991. A holographic will made in 1989 was offered for probate in 1991 by his brother, Hugo Martinez, the designated administrator...

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