Paxton v. Gamewell
Supreme Court of Virginia
Appeal from decree of corporation court of Danville, rendered April 21, 1885, in a chancery, suit, wherein Susan L. Gamewell, by P. H. Boisseau, her next friend, was plaintiff, and W. G. Paxton, her late guardian, and others, were defendants.
1Opinion of the Court
Lacy, J.,
J'hvered the opinion of the court.
*707This is an appeal from a decree of the corporation court of Danville city, rendered April, 1885. In 1870, D. J. Paxton died, leaving a widow and two infant children. His real estate consisted of a residence in the city of. Danville, and a vacant lot adjoining, and one undivided half interest in a building and lot. The lower room of this building was occupied by himself and his brother, W. C. Paxton, the appellant, as a jeweler’s store. Soon after his death, W. L. Jennings qualified as administrator, and as guardian of D. J. Paxton, Jr., one of the…
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