Hawkins v. Tampa

Bertha H. Hawkins, a resident of Wise county, Virginia, died on the 16th day of March, 1952, owning a small personal estate and *23seized of real estate located in that county. She had been married twice and left surviving as her distributees and heirs at law Joe B. Hawkins, her second husband; Gaynell Sackler and Cuba Rice, daughters by him; and Virginia Tampa and Mary Jane Myers, daughters by her former husband.

On May 24, 1953, Joe B. Hawkins, hereinafter called appellant, filed a bill in equity against Virginia Tampa, Mary Jane Myers, Gaynell Sackler and Cuba Rice. He alleged that Bertha H.…