Legal Opinion

Spicer v. Wright

Supreme Court of Virginia

Decided January 20, 1975No. Record 740273PublishedCited by 1 opinion

1Opinion of the CourtPoff, J.

Leila Wilson Spicer died March 22, 1968, survived by her husband, Meade T. Spicer, Jr., her sole heir at law. In her holographic will dated May 20, 1966, admitted to probate, she named her sister, Anne Beecher Wilson as “executor” without bond. Miss Wilson died on June 8, 1970. Russell Alton Wright qualified as Mrs. Spicer’s administrator d.b.n.c.t.a. and as such filed a bill seeking aid and guidance in the construction of the will. He named as defendants Meade T. Spicer, Jr.; Archer L. Yeatts, III, Administrator of the Estate of Anne Beecher Wilson, deceased; the heirs at law and…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Smith v. Trustees of the Baptist OrphanageSupreme Court of Virginia · 1953
  2. Carson v. SimmonsSupreme Court of Virginia · 1957
  3. Burton v. IrwinSupreme Court of Virginia · 1971
  4. Lawless v. LawlessSupreme Court of Virginia · 1948

3Cited by1 opinion

  1. Davis v. DavisDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1984

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