BUTLER v. SUMMERS

No. A-3643.

253 S.W.2d 418 (1952)

BUTLER et al. v. SUMMERS.

Supreme Court of Texas.

Rehearing Denied December 31, 1952.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Burt Barr and J. Lee Zumwalt, Dallas, for petitioners.

Dee Brown Walker, Dallas, for respondent.


BREWSTER, Justice.

This litigation began in the county probate court in the estate of J. A. Summers, deceased, of which respondent, Lena B. Summers, his widow, is administratrix.

On Oct. 10, 1950, respondent seasonably applied to the court for a widow's allowance for one year following the death of her husband, alleging that she and deceased had no children; that there was no homestead or other exemptions to be set aside to her; that $3,000 would be a reasonable...

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