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Lyle v. McDowell

Opinion Date 1938-03-31
  • Court Line: Galveston
  • Citation: 116 S.W.2d 1109
  • Subcategory: Capacity
  • Jury: Jury
  • Probate Court: No
  • Death Date: unspecified
Details
Contestant(s):
Heir
Proponent(s):
Heir
  • Testator Male or Female: Male

  • Prevailing Party in Trial Court: Proponent
  • Prevailing Party in COA: Appellee
  • Attorney Fees Awarded in Trial Court: N/A
  • Testamentary or Contractual Capacity Case: Contractual
  • Cognitive Deficits Proper: Unspecified Dementia
  • Alleged Ailments: Dementia - Non-Specified
  • Docket Number: 10547

Outcomes
  • Our Summary:

    Trial court judgment affirmed where only evidence of incapacity was treating physician's testimony that grantor of deed had an uncertainty about women.

Summaries