Legal Opinion

Leavell v. Smith's

Supreme Court of Virginia

Decided March 28, 1901PublishedCited by 6 opinions

Appeal from decrees of the Circuit Court of Prince "William county, pronounced March. 3, 1900, May 17, 1900, and June 23, 1900, in a suit in chancery, wherein appellees were the complainants, and appellants were the defendants.

1Opinion of the CourtWhittle, J.

In May, 1899, the executors of Cornelius Smith, deceased, who had been one of the executors of William H. Browning, deceased, filed a bill in equity in the Circuit Court of Culpeper against the devisees and surviving executor, in which they allege that the accounts of said Cornelius Smith had been regularly settled before a commissioner of accounts, and confirmed by the court; that he had made a true and proper accounting of his acts and doings !as executor, and, upon a final settlement confirmed at the May term, 1888, of the County Court, there was ascertained to be due him from the estate…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Gaw v. HuffmanSupreme Court of Virginia · 1855
  2. Wall's Executors v. Gressom's DistributeesSupreme Court of Virginia · 1813
  3. Wimbish & Wife v. Rawlins' Ex'orSupreme Court of Virginia · 1881
  4. Wyllie v. Venable'sSupreme Court of Virginia · 1815
  5. Robinett's Adm'r v. Robinett's HeirsSupreme Court of Virginia · 1895

3Cited by6 opinions

  1. Baylor v. National Bank of CommerceSupreme Court of Virginia · 1952
  2. Camp Manufacturing Co. v. GreenSupreme Court of Virginia · 1921
  3. Frasier v. Littleton's Ex'orSupreme Court of Virginia · 1901
  4. Taylor v. CommonwealthSupreme Court of Virginia · 1915
  5. Cope v. Shedd-CarterSupreme Court of Virginia · 1940

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