Scott's Adm'r v. Isaacs
Supreme Court of Virginia
Appeal from decree of circuit court of Fauquier county, entered September 19th, 1888, in two chancery causes there pending and beard together in said court, the one styled Rives and wife against Scott and others; the other styled Scott, administrator, against Isaacs, Taylor & Williams. Decree being adverse to Scott’s administrator, he appealed. Opinion states the case.
1Opinion of the CourtFauntleroy, J.
Robert E. Scott was killed May 3d, 1862. In August, 1865, John A. Spilman qualified as his administrator, and continued to act as such until March, 1873. He was succeeded by John Scott, Jr., who qualified as administrator d. b. n. of Robert E. Scott, deceased, and continued as such until he died, in November, 1882. On the 27th of March, 1883, R. Taylor Scott (appellant) qualified in the county court of Fauquier county as administrator d. b. n. of Robert E. Scott, deceased, and also as administrator c. t. a. of John Scott, Jr., deceased.
Chancery proceedings were instituted in July, 1868, in…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- Wilson's adm'r v. Barclay's ex'orSupreme Court of Virginia · 1872