Legal Opinion
Chapman v. Chapman
Supreme Court of Virginia
Decided January 18, 1894PublishedCited by 19 opinions
Appeal from decree of circuit court of Madison county, rendered at its April term, 1891, in a suit in equity wherein Thomas A. Chapman was plaintiff, and Thomas W. Chapman and others were defendants. The single question involved in the appeal appears from the opinion.
1Opinion of the Court
Lewis, P.,
delivered the opinion of the court.
*410The testator, Thomas Chapman, after providing in Ms will for each of his four children, added a sixth clause as follows, to wit:
“ It is my wish and desire that all of my estate, both real and personal, which I have not heretofore disposed of, I loan to my wife, Elizabeth Chapman, during’ her natural life, and my wish is that the property I have loan to her, after her death, both real and personal, should be sold by my executors, and the money arising from the same should be equally divided between my four children, above named, or their lawful…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Lee v. Bank of the U. StatesSupreme Court of Virginia · 1838
- Martin v. KirbySupreme Court of Virginia · 1854
- Gish v. MoomawSupreme Court of Virginia · 1892
- Sellers' Ex'or v. ReedSupreme Court of Virginia · 1891
- Moon v. Stone's Ex'orSupreme Court of Virginia · 1869
3Cited by19 opinions
- Allison v. Allison's ExecutorsSupreme Court of Virginia · 1903
- Crews' Adm'r v. HatcherSupreme Court of Virginia · 1895
- Schaeffer v. SchaefferWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1903
- Boyd v. FanelliSupreme Court of Virginia · 1957
- Disney v. WilsonSupreme Court of Virginia · 1950
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