Reed v. Johnson’s Empirical Analysis
1940
Citation profile
2
cited by 2 later decisions
1
states following
February 1979
most recently cited
2 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on Nunn v. Lynch · 12 Tex. Civ. App. 29 - Caldwell v. Lamkin · Allnutt v. Wood · Rawlings v. Berry
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“We do not think the proof introduced by the contestees, the substance of which is set forth in this opinion, meets the requirements of the rule of evidence required to annul or revoke a former will by a subsequent will. No witness testifies or attempts to testify to the entire contents of the purported, 1936, will of John F. Reed. One or two of them testify that it contained a revocation clause and one or two of them testify that it contains a disposition of subsequently acquired lots of property to the execution of the 1930 will, and one of them says that it made disposition of his property equally to all his heirs. There are discrepancies in their testimony as to whether it contained more than two pages and whether it was in writing or in type. The will offered for probate was regular in form and met all the requirements of the statute including the attestation of witnesses, and we do not think that such a will should be overthrown by fragmentary, uncertain or inconclusive testimony of the character and kind introduced by appellees who are the contestants herein.”
1 later decision quote this exact passagee.g. Parker v. Mobley“No will of any testator shall be allowed to be proved as a lost or destroyed will unless the same shall be proved to have been in existence at the time of the death of the testator, or be shown to have been fraudulently destroyed in the lifetime of the testator; nor unless its provisions be clearly and distinctly proved by at least two (2) witnesses, a correct copy or draft being deemed equivalent to one (1) witness.”
1 later decision quote this exact passagee.g. Parker v. Mobley
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