West v. Hines
Supreme Court of Virginia
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Whiting
This will construction case involves a determination of the effect of changes made by codicils.
Anne Lindsay Gunter died on January 19, 1991, survived by her husband, Eugene Douglas Gunter. Mrs. Gunter’s holographic will, dated September 13, 1985, and containing six holographic codicils, *381was probated in the Circuit Court of Henrico County on January 31, 1991.
On July 26, 1991, the executors of Gunter’s will filed a suit to construe several provisions of the will and codicils, the pertinent provisions of which follow:
Article Two
I leave my entire estate in trust for my husband Eugene Douglas…
2Cases cited3 opinions
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- Leach v. HyattSupreme Court of Virginia · 1992
- Whittle v. RoperSupreme Court of Virginia · 1931
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