Legal Opinion

Jonathan E. Presnell v. Eston J. Presnell, III

West Virginia Supreme Court

Decided February 15, 2019No. 17-0857Published

1Opinion of the Court

WALKER, Chief Justice:

*27 Rosezella Presnell (Testator) passed away in 2014 and her will devised a family farm and other property to her three children-Petitioner Jonathan Presnell and Respondents Judith Wolfe and Eston Presnell, Jr. Petitioner sought to have the family farm partitioned in kind and argues that it was a specific devise, the sale of which requires a showing that the property is not amenable to partition in kind consistent with West Virginia Code §§ 44-8-1 1 and 37-4-3. 2 Co-executors of the estate, two of the Testator's grandchildren, sought a court order to sell the family farm.…

2Cases cited14 opinions

  1. State Ex Rel. Hoover v. BergerWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1997
  2. State Ex Rel. Peacher v. SencindiverWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1977
  3. Robinson v. PackWest Virginia Supreme Court · 2009
  4. Consolidated Gas Supply Corp. v. RileyWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1978
  5. Croston v. MaleWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1904

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