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HOKE v. O'BRYEN

No. 04-06-00790-CV.

281 S.W.3d 457 (2007)

Richard Lyon HOKE and Clyde McCaherty, As Executor of The Estate of James William Hoke, Deceased, Appellants, v. Sheila O'BRYEN; Barber Segato, Hoffee & Hines; and ConocoPhilips Company, f/k/a Conoco, Inc.; Appellees.

Court of Appeals of Texas, San Antonio.

July 18, 2007.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Paul F. Simpson, McGinnis Lochridge & Kilgore, L.L.P., Houston, Scott S. Cooley, McGinnis, Lochridge & Kilgore, L.L.P., Austin, for appellants.

Gary E. Ellison, Gary E. Ellison, P.C., J. Michael Dorman, Locke Liddell & Sapp L.L.P., Houston, for appellees.

Sitting: KAREN ANGELINI, Justice, SANDEE BRYAN MARION, Justice, STEVEN C. HILBIG, Justice.

OPINION

Opinion by SANDEE BRYAN MARION, Justice.

In this appeal from a summary judgment rendered in favor of Sheila O'Bryen; the Illinois law firm of Barber Segato, Hoffee & Hines; and ConocoPhilips Company, we construe the will of an Illinois resident, Robert Hoke, who died in 1962. Because we conclude that Robert conveyed his property to his wife, Mildred, in fee simple absolute, we affirm.

BACKGROUND

Robert's Last Will and Testament...

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