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ESTATE OF JOHNSON

No. 20-0424.

631 S.W.3d 56 (2021)

In the ESTATE OF Dempsey JOHNSON, Deceased.

Supreme Court of Texas.

OPINION DELIVERED: May 28, 2021.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Paul R. Leake , Mesquite, W. Bruce Monning , Dallas, for Respondent.

Cynthia C. Hollingsworth , for Petitioner.

It has long been the rule in Texas that a person cannot accept benefits under a will while contesting its validity.1 In this case, a beneficiary under a will seeks to circumvent this rule by contending that the bequest she accepted is worth less than the inheritance she...

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