Legal Opinion
First Church of Christ v. Hutchings
Supreme Court of Virginia
Decided September 6, 1968No. Record 6733PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtEggleston, C.J.
Alberta A. A. Hutchings and others, alleging that they were among the heirs at law of Beulah A. Farrar, who had died on December 10, 1965, filed a bill in the court below against The First Church of Christ, Scientist, and others, praying for the construction of a holographic will of the decedent which had been admitted to probate in the clerk’s office of the lower court on January 10, 1966. The will read as follows:
“I Beulah A. Farrar
“I want to give my money left to the Mother Church in Boston Mass it has been a great help to me
“Beulah A. Farrar
“July 17th 1965”
The bill alleged that at the…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Poindexter v. JonesSupreme Court of Virginia · 1958
- Grimes v. CrouchSupreme Court of Virginia · 1940
- In re Will of BentleySupreme Court of Virginia · 1940
- French, Ex'r v. ShortSupreme Court of Virginia · 1966
- Queensbury v. VialSupreme Court of Virginia · 1918
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3Cited by8 opinions
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- Smith v. MustianSupreme Court of Virginia · 1977
- Conrad v. CarterSupreme Court of Virginia · 1982
- In re Will of BakerFrederick County Circuit Court · 1985
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