Wright v. Wright
Supreme Court of Virginia
Appeal from a decree of the Circuit Court of Albemarle county. Decree for defendants. Complainants appeal.
1Opinion of the CourtKelly, J.
*116The object of this suit was to set up and establish as the last will and testament of Thos. W. Wright, deceased, a writing alleged to have been executed by him and destroyed subsequent to his death.
Thos. W. Wright, a former resident of Pennsylvania, moved to Albemarle county, Virginia, in November, 1915, and took up his residence with his son, Thos. W. Wright, Jr., who, with his wife, was then residing upon a small farm owned by Thos. W. Wright, Sr. There were no children in the family, and the three lived together until the father died in July, 1916. The elder Wright’s wife was dead, and his…
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