Legal Opinion

Loar v. Massey

West Virginia Supreme Court

Decided December 18, 1979No. 14163PublishedCited by 18 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Harshbarger, Justice:

This appeal is from a declaratory judgment by the Circuit Court of Taylor County construing the will of Ole E. Wyckoff. Executor Leslie J. Loar, Sr., brought the action against the beneficiaries of the will, Jeanne Massey and Bradley Wyckoff Anderson, appellees herein, and Ruth Ann Welch, appellant. He sought construction of the following provision:

“I give, devise and bequeath to Ruth Ann Welsh [sic] for her lifetime only, all of my personal property now consisting of cash in hand in several accounts, stocks, bonds, household goods and furniture, automobile, and the right…

2Cases cited27 opinions

  1. Moe v. Confederated Salish & Kootenai Tribes of the Flathead ReservationSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
  2. Swift & Co. v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1928
  3. United States v. Allegheny-Ludlum Industries, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1975
  4. In Re the Accounting of the Manufacturers National Bank of TroyNew York Court of Appeals · 1936
  5. Republic National Bank of Dallas v. FredericksTexas Supreme Court · 1955

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3Cited by18 opinions

  1. Tennant v. Marion Health Care Foundation, Inc.West Virginia Supreme Court · 1995
  2. In the Interest of S. C.West Virginia Supreme Court · 1981
  3. Nancy Viola R. v. RANDOLPH W.West Virginia Supreme Court · 1987
  4. Kronjaeger v. Buckeye Union InsuranceWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1997
  5. Pack v. Van MeterWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1986

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