Legal Opinion

Maxwell v. Adams

West Virginia Supreme Court

Decided September 19, 1922PublishedCited by 9 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Eitz, Judge:

This suit was prosecuted by some of the distributees of the *488personal estate of William Adams, deceased, against the personal representative and the other distributees, for the purpose of having said estate paid over to the parties entitled thereto.

The decedent was a man of considerable wealth, owning both real and personal property at the time of his death. The real estate has been partitioned among the heirs-at-law, and it is the distribution of the personal estate remaining in the hands of the personal representative that is involved here. After paying all of the debts, with the…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Bryant v. . ThompsonNew York Court of Appeals · 1891
  2. Ruch v. BieryIndiana Supreme Court · 1887
  3. Switzer v. SwitzerSupreme Court of Missouri · 1906
  4. Becker v. EamesIllinois Supreme Court · 1913

3Cited by9 opinions

  1. In Re the Estate of CampbellHawaii Supreme Court · 1963
  2. Stannard Supply Co. v. Delmar Co.West Virginia Supreme Court · 1931
  3. Berry v. Union National BankWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1980
  4. Valley National Bank v. TammsCourt of Appeals of Arizona · 1970
  5. In Re Estate of AppletonCourt of Appeals of Arizona · 1971

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