Legal Opinion
Simmons v. Gunn
Supreme Court of Virginia
Decided March 19, 1931PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtPrentis, C. J.
We find no error in the decree from which this appeal is taken and therefore it will be affirmed.
The facts of the case and the reasons which support our conclusion are sufficiently stated in this opinion of the trial judge, Honorable William A. Moncure :
“The will of James F. Gunn was probated in this court on February 2, 1925, and consists of two paper writings. The original will, dated August 30, 1912, and a codicil dated October 1, 1924, are both wholly in the handwriting of the testator and signed by him.
“The single controversy here is what estate Mrs. Regina P. Simmons takes under the…
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- Gordon v. WhitlockSupreme Court of Virginia · 1896
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