Texas Supreme Court· 1/25/1961

Hilley v. Hilley

Citations

342 S.W.2d 565
161 Tex. 569
4 Tex. Sup. Ct. J. 213
1961 Tex. LEXIS 664

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stating a gift is a transfer of property made voluntarily and gratuitously
stock purchased and issued in joint tenancy with survivorship not effective as partition where the statutory requirements are not met
court held that corporate stock purchased with community funds, did not become wife's separate property upon husband's death absent a prior partition of the property.
“A gift is a transfer of property made voluntarily and gratuitously.”
Court held that corporate stock purchased with community funds and issued in names of husband and wife as joint tenants was community property, and did not become wife's separate property upon husband's death absent a prior partition of the property meeting statutory requirements.

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Judges: Walker, Norvell

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