Overton v. Heckathorn
West Virginia Supreme Court
Appeal from Circuit Court, Ritchie County. Suit by J. E. Overton, administrator of the estate of R. B. Cuthbert,. opposed by Vida May Heckathorn and others and James A. Cuthbert and others. From the decree, Vida May Heckathorn and others appeal.
1Opinion of the Court
POEEENBARGER, PRESIDENT :
The decree brought up by this appeal was made and entered on a bill of conformity filed by the administrator of R. B. Cuthbert, for advice and instruction as to the distribution of an estate appraised at more than $77,000.00, of which less than $15,000.00 was personal property. Its value no doubt greatly exceeds the appraisement.
The controversy among the heirs, necessitating resort to a court of equity, by the administrator, grows out of a difference of opinion respecting the interpretation of sections 1, 3 and 9 of chapter 78 of the Code, the statute of descents and…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- State v. HardenWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1907
- State v. MinesWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1893
- Grant v. Baltimore & Ohio RailroadWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1909
- Davis v. RoweSupreme Court of Virginia · 1828
- Odam v. CaruthersSupreme Court of Georgia · 1849
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