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Morgan v. Davenport

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF ALABAMA SOUTHERN DIVISION
Feb 10, 2012
CIVIL ACTION 10-00665-KD-N (S.D. Ala. Feb. 10, 2012)

Summary

In Morgan v. Davenport, 60 Tex. 230, at page 237, our Supreme Court said: "We therefore hold that under the statutes of this state there can be no such thing as the revocation of a valid written will, unless the same be revoked in one of the manners prescribed by the statute."

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Opinion

CIVIL ACTION 10-00665-KD-N

02-10-2012

CURTIS TYRONE MORGAN Plaintiff, v. CARTER DAVENPORT, et al., Defendants.


JUDGMENT

In conjunction with the Order issued on this date, it is hereby ORDERED, ADJUDGED and DECREED that the Plaintiff's Complaint is DISMISSED with prejudice.

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KRISTI K. DUBOSE

UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE


Summaries of

Morgan v. Davenport

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF ALABAMA SOUTHERN DIVISION
Feb 10, 2012
CIVIL ACTION 10-00665-KD-N (S.D. Ala. Feb. 10, 2012)

In Morgan v. Davenport, 60 Tex. 230, at page 237, our Supreme Court said: "We therefore hold that under the statutes of this state there can be no such thing as the revocation of a valid written will, unless the same be revoked in one of the manners prescribed by the statute."

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In Morgan v. Davenport, 60 Tex. 230, our Supreme Court held that a legal revocation can only be accomplished by one or more of the modes prescribed by statute.

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Case details for

Morgan v. Davenport

Case Details

Full title:CURTIS TYRONE MORGAN Plaintiff, v. CARTER DAVENPORT, et al., Defendants.

Court:UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF ALABAMA SOUTHERN DIVISION

Date published: Feb 10, 2012

Citations

CIVIL ACTION 10-00665-KD-N (S.D. Ala. Feb. 10, 2012)

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