Legal Opinion
Randall v. Harrison's
Supreme Court of Virginia
Decided June 10, 1909PublishedCited by 6 opinions
Appeal from a decree of the Circuit Court of Cumberland county. The decree appealed from was not adverse to the complainant, hut was in favor of one defendant as against other defendants, and the latter appeal.
1Opinion of the CourtWhittle, J.
This appeal involves the construction of the following clause of the will of Randolph Harrison, deceased:
“I give and bequeathe to my dear wife, Harriet H. Harrison, for and during her natural life, all my estate real and personal that may be left after paying my just debts. And as I know the unstable and fluctuating value of real estate in Virginia and the difficulty of selling landed property at anything like a fair valuation, and that there may be yet a further shrinkage, *687so that there may not be enough left from the proceeds after paying-my debts and defraying all charges to give her, the…
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3Cited by6 opinions
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