Bolling v. Bolling
Supreme Court of Virginia
Appeal from decree of liustings court, of city of Petersburg, rendered February 2d, 1889, in a suit wherein Mrs. Margaret Bolling, widow of John M. Bolling, deceased, was complainant, and the appellant, Richard AF. Bolling, the heir-at-law of said decedent, was defendant. The object of the suit was to recover dower in lands whereof her husband died intestate.
1Opinion of the Court
Lewis, P.,
delivered the opinion of the court.
This is an appeal from a decree of the hustings court of the city of Petersburg in a suit in equity for the recovery of dower. The case is as follows :
In Hovember, 1887, John M. Bolling died, leaving a will, whereby he disposed of his personal estate only. At the time of his death he was domiciled in the State of Hew York, and there his will was made and duly admitted to probate. He left a widow and an infant son, the latter being his sole heir-at-law. To the former he bequeathed $10,000 and the interest on one-half of the residue of his personal…
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