Tompkins v. Poff
Supreme Court of Virginia
Error to a judgment of the Circuit Court of Montgomery county on an application to remove an administrator. Judgment for the applicant. Defendant assigns error.
1Opinion of the CourtWhittle, J.
The object of this writ of error is to obtain a reversal of the order of the Circuit Court of Montgomery county vacating the office of plaintiff in error, M. H. Tompkins, as administrator with the will annexed of J. W. Poff, deceased, and appointing Lewis Poff administrator in his stead.
The material facts are these: On June 7, 1915, J. W. Poff died testate as to .part of his estate and intestate as to the residue, but he named no executor of the will. Three days after his death the will was admitted to probate by the clerk of the circuit court of the county, who, at the same time, on motion…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- Smith v. LurtySupreme Court of Virginia · 1907
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