Legal Opinion
Woodruff v. Pleasants
Supreme Court of Virginia
Decided September 17, 1885PublishedCited by 1 opinion
Appeal from decree of circuit court of Amherst county, rendered in the cause of Woodruff and wife and als. against Pleasants and als. The object of the suit was to construe the fourth section of the will of George T. Pleasants. The decision being adverse to the complainants, they obtained an appeal and writ of supersedeas from one of the judges of this court.
1Opinion of the Court
Hinton J.,
delivered the opinion of the court.
This was a suit brought in the circuit court of Amherst county by the two daughters of George T. Pleasants, deceased, to obtain a construction of the fourth clause of his will, which is in the words following:
“ 4th. All the rest of my estate not hereinbefore disposed of, including the remainder interest in the real and personal property (with the increase of the latter), given to my wife for life, and not consumed in the use, I give, bequeath and devise in trust to my grandchildren by my sons John W., L. Philip and James W. Pleasants, now or…
2Cited by1 opinion
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