Legal Opinion

Anderson v. Caraway

West Virginia Supreme Court

Decided February 6, 1886PublishedCited by 2 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Woods, Judge :

Wright Southgate died in 1811, having by his will, among other things devised all his real estate to his five children, Hannah Wright Southgate who afterwards intermarried with one Leroy Anderson, William Southgate, Benjamin South-gate, George Southgate and James Southgate, with provision, that if any of his said children should die unmarried, the share of each of them so dying, should go to the survivors ot said children. At the time of his death he was the owner of eleven tracts of land containing 1,000 acres each. Before the year 1825 William Southgate died unmarried and his…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. Ward v. WardWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1883
  2. Thompson's Adm'r v. CatlettWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1884

3Cited by2 opinions

  1. Dorr v. CamdenWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1904
  2. Lewis v. BrounWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1892

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