Jenkins v. Bynum

By Judge Joseph A. Leafe

This issue comes before the Court on Plaintiff Samuel Lee Jenkins’s (“Jenkins”) appeal from the General District Court, which dismissed his suit for unlawful detainer under § 8.01-126 of the Code of Virginia. For the reasons stated below, the Court awards sole possession of the house located at 5506 Berry Hill Road, Norfolk, Virginia, to Plaintiff Jenkins.

In his Last Will and Testament, Hezekiah Jenkins included the following paragraph:

I give, devise, and bequeath my real estate located at 5506 Berry Hill Road, Norfolk, Virginia, and all furniture located in said…