Gooch v. Gooch
West Virginia Supreme Court
Appeal from Circuit Court, Summers Count}'. Suit by Ellen A. Gooch, against Josephine L. Gooch and others. Prom a decree for plaintiff, defendant Josephine L. Allen (nee Gooch) appeals.
1Opinion of the Court
Bhahhost, Judge:
Ellen A. Gooch brought a chancery suit against the executrix and other representatives of the estate of her dead son, J. A. Gooch, to compel a settlement of the accounts of said executrix, and sell the real estate owned’by her son to pay debts due her. A decree was entered in favor of the plaintiff for her demands against the estate and subjecting certain real estate of the dead son to sale. Josephine S. Allen, the widow, executrix and dev-isee of J. A. Gooch appeals.
There was a demurrer to the bill. One ground of demurrer is that section 7, ch. 86, Code, gives six months…
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