Love v. Roper

Two decisive questions are raised on this appeal—one is the construction of the pertinent clause of Henry C. Roper’s will, the other is whether the two five thousand dollar legacies therein bequeathed, with certain limitations, to LeRoy R. Love and John M. Love have been substituted or converted by the act of the parties from personalty into realty. The decision of both questions turns upon the facts, which are substantially as follows:

Henry C. Roper, a bachelor, by his will probated on February 7, 1910, in the Hustings Court of the City of Petersburg, Virginia, disposed of a large estate.…