Wallace C. Hodge v. A. A. Ellis

Summary

The Texas Supreme Court reversed the lower courts in part, holding that the Wilson property passes to the petitioners under the will, while affirming that the Stewart and Walker properties are community property, and remanded for determination of the respondent's election between his community interests and his life estate. Justice Smith, concurring in part and dissenting in part, disagreed with the holding on the Wilson property, arguing it remains community property.