Brent v. Washington's Adm'r
Supreme Court of Virginia
*This was a bill filed in the Circuit Court of Eauquier county by Malcolm B. Washington, as the administrator of Temple M. Washington deceased, and also as administrator of Mary D. Washington, claiming a portion of a fund of ¿£1,000, bequeathed by George Ritzhugh. The will of George Ritzhugh bears date April 7th, 1818, and was admitted to probate April 29th, 1823. The case is fully stated by Judge Joynes in his opinion.
1Opinion of the CourtJoynes, J.
This case depends upon the construction of a clause in the will of George Ritzhugh, who died in or about the year 1823, which clause is in the following words: “I give to my son, Henry Ritzhugh, the sum of one thousand pounds, Virginia currency, in trust, that he shall apply the interest and profits thereof towards the support and maintenance of my daughter Ann Baylor, to her sole and separate benefit, free from the debts, contracts or control of her husband, during her natural life, and after her decease, to divide the principal equally amongst her children and their representatives,…
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