Legal Opinion
Armistead's Ex'ors v. Hartt
Supreme Court of Virginia
Decided July 6, 1899PublishedCited by 12 opinions
Appeal from two decrees of the Circuit Court of the city of Portsmouth, pronounced September 28, 1897, and March 18, 1898, in a suit in chancery, wherein appellants were the complainants, and the appellees were the defendants.
1Opinion of the CourtRiely, J.
Provision 1st of Item 1st of the will of the testatrix is as follows:
“ I give and bequeath all my real estate to mv four children, share and share alike, and in the event of the death of one or more of my children, his, her, or their share of my real estate shall go to those of my children living, and all taxes, insurance, and repairs'are to be paid on all property out of my estate, reserving enough to run the farm during the coming year, then the remainder to be equally divided between my four children.”
Provision 7th of Item 1st is as follows:
“ If my son Oollins should marry and die with…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Sears v. ChoateMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1888
- Britton v. ThorntonSupreme Court of the United States · 1884
- Inches v. HillMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1871
- Dorsey v. DorseyCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1856
- Sims v. CongerMississippi Supreme Court · 1860
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3Cited by12 opinions
- First Wisconsin Trust Co. v. HamburgerWisconsin Supreme Court · 1924
- Wilce v. VanAndenIllinois Supreme Court · 1911
- Laurel Creek Coal & Coke Co. v. BrowningSupreme Court of Virginia · 1901
- Wallace v. WallaceSupreme Court of Virginia · 1937
- Rady v. StaiarsSupreme Court of Virginia · 1933
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