Moore v. Gilliam
Supreme Court of Virginia
IN an action of Ejectment in the Superior Court of Hanover County, in behalf of Walter B. Gilliam, against Anna Moore, the Jury returned a special verdict, finding that John, Gilliam, father of the Lessor of the plaintiff, was in possession of the land in controversy, in the summer of 1784, and continued in possession ’till 1801, ’till he died, having, by his Will, duly recorded, and found in haic verba, devised the same to him ; that Mrs. Gilliam, wife of John Gilliam…
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IN an action of Ejectment in the Superior Court of Hanover County, in behalf of Walter B. Gilliam, against Anna Moore, the Jury returned a special verdict, finding that John, Gilliam, father of the Lessor of the plaintiff, was in possession of the land in controversy, in the summer of 1784, and continued in possession ’till 1801, ’till he died, having, by his Will, duly recorded, and found in haic verba, devised the same to him ; that Mrs. Gilliam, wife of John Gilliam aforesaid, died before her husband; that the Lessor of the plaintiff was in possession from the death of his father, and…
1Opinion of the Court
January 30th, 1817,
Judge Roane
pronounced the Court’s opinion, as follows:
“ It does not appear from the special verdict in this case, that the tract of land, the subject of controversy, was the one attached to the mansion house of the Appellant’s husband at the time of his death, whereby she might have claimed to be entitled to the possession thereof, until her Dower in her husband’s lands should be assigned to her.
“ Thus considering that verdict, and being consequently of opinion that her right of Dower does not come in question in this cause, the Court passes no opinion thereupon, and…
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