Ryan v. Griffin
Supreme Court of Virginia
The opinion states the case.
1Opinion of the CourtBuchanan, J.
The question for decision in this case is whether the court below erred in sustaining a demurrer to the appellant’s amended bill and dismissing her suit.
The amended bill was filed, after the court had sustained a demurrer to the original bill, by the appellant, Florence Marshall Ryan as sole devisee of her mother, Elizabeth J. Griffin, deceased, against William H. Griffin, to enforce a contract dated June 13, 1955, between William H. Griffin and Elizabeth J. Griffin, who were then husband and wife.
This contract, which was made part of the amended bill, recited that the parties “are estranged…
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