Bells v. Gillespie
Supreme Court of Virginia
This was ao ejectment brought in the Superior Court of ijouisa county, by John Doe, lessee of Robert, George, Nathan and Jlshley Bell, surviving sons and devisóos of George Bell, deceased, by his last wife, against David Gillespie. ■ At the trial, the jury found a special verdict, the substance of which is fully stated in the opinion of Judge Carr. The Superior Court gave judgment for the deferí» dant, and the plaintiff obtained a supersedeas.
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This was ao ejectment brought in the Superior Court of ijouisa county, by John Doe, lessee of Robert, George, Nathan and Jlshley Bell, surviving sons and devisóos of George Bell, deceased, by his last wife, against David Gillespie. ■ At the trial, the jury found a special verdict, the substance of which is fully stated in the opinion of Judge Carr. The Superior Court gave judgment for the deferí» dant, and the plaintiff obtained a supersedeas. This case, and the following one of Broaddus v. Turner3 involving the same principles, were argued together.
1Opinion of the Court
The Judges delivered their opinions.*
Judge Carr.
This is an action of ejectment. The jury have found a special verdict, of which the following abstract contains the material facts in the cause. On the 3d of March, 1787, George Bell made and published his will in due form, and died in the same year. He had (as appears from the will) a son and daughter by a former wife, and five sons by the second. To the children by the first wife, ho gives some trifling articles of personal property He lends to his wife, during life or widowhood, a tract of land particularly described, and some personal…
2Cases cited5 opinions
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- Tidball v. LuptonSupreme Court of Virginia · 1822
- Carter v. TylerCourt of Appeals of Virginia · 1797
- M'Clintic v. MannsSupreme Court of Virginia · 1815
- Kendall v. EyreSupreme Court of Virginia · 1823