Radford v. Fowlkes
Supreme Court of Virginia
Appeal from decree of circuit court of Pulaski county, rendered March 20,1884, in the creditors’ suit pending in said court under the style of “ Fowlkes’ Executor and others v. Radford’s Administratrix and heirs,” to settle the administration of the estate of her intestate, Dr. John B. Radford, and sell his lands to pay his debts. A partial settlement of the accounts of the administratrix had been taken, returned and confirmed May 20th, 1878, and Wm.
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Appeal from decree of circuit court of Pulaski county, rendered March 20,1884, in the creditors’ suit pending in said court under the style of “ Fowlkes’ Executor and others v. Radford’s Administratrix and heirs,” to settle the administration of the estate of her intestate, Dr. John B. Radford, and sell his lands to pay his debts. A partial settlement of the accounts of the administratrix had been taken, returned and confirmed May 20th, 1878, and Wm. T. Yancey and his wife, Mary McC. Yancey, who was one of the daughters and heirs and distributees of the intestate, filed their petition March…
1Opinion of the CourtRichardson, J.
Dr. John B. Radford died on the 1st of July, 1872, intestate, leaving a widow, Mrs. E. O. Radford, and three daughters, the wives of G-. O. Wharton, R. H. Adams, and William T. Yancey, respectively, and one son, J. L. Radford, and seized and possessed of a large estate, real and personal, and owing numerous debts, but greatly less in the aggregate than the value of the estate of which he died possessed.
In August, 1872, the widow qualified as administratrix, and proceeded to administer the estate. In February, 1877, Fowlkes’ executor and others instituted this, a creditors’ suit, against the'…
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