Legal Opinion
Wilcox v. Mowrey
West Virginia Supreme Court
Decided February 9, 1943No. CC 665PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Fox, Judge:
William I. Mowrey, whose domicile was Harrison County, died in June, 1939, leaving a will, dated August 13, 1931, written in his own hand, in which he expresses his desire that all debts be paid, and the second clause of which reads as follows:
“I give devise and bequeath to my wife Agnes Mowrey, all of my entire estate, of every kind both real & personal, during her lifetime, at her death I desire that all property remaining be sold and that Corma Mowrey daughter of Loyd Mow-rey & Mowrey Frame daughter of Harry Frame, of Weston, West Va. share equal in the remaining estate.”
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2Cases cited19 opinions
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- Couch v. EasthamWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1887
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- Stout v. CliffordWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1911
- Behrens v. BaumannWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1909
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3Cited by10 opinions
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- Cuppett v. NeillyWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1958
- Security National Bank & Trust Co. v. WillimWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1967
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