Thurston's Adm'r v. Sinclair
Supreme Court of Virginia
Appeal from decrees of circuit court of Gloucester county, entered respectively November 23d, 1880, and May 24th, 1881, in two suits in chancery which were heard together under the style of Rose & Wife v. William, S. Thurston’s Adm’r, &c., and Nuttall v. Kemp’s Adm’r, &c.
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Appeal from decrees of circuit court of Gloucester county, entered respectively November 23d, 1880, and May 24th, 1881, in two suits in chancery which were heard together under the style of Rose & Wife v. William, S. Thurston’s Adm’r, &c., and Nuttall v. Kemp’s Adm’r, &c. The object of the first named suit was the settlement of the estate of William S. Thurston, deceased, and of that last named, to settle the estate of Wyndham Kemp, deceased, who had been the executor of William,S. Thurston, deceased. From these decrees, Sands Smith, sheriff of Mathews county, and as such administrator with…
1Opinion of the CourtRichardson, J.
The controversy in this case is as to the liability of the estate of Dr. William S. Thurston, executor of Robert Thurston, for a legacy of $1,250 to the appellees under the will of their grandfather, the said Robert Thurston, late of Gloucester. The facts are as follows: Robert Thurston died in the county of Gloucester early in the year 1857, the owner of valuable real estate situated in said county, and a number of slaves, with considerable other personal property. His will was admitted to probate the 3d of March, 1857. He devised to his son, Dr. William S. *103Thurston, three of his tracts of…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- Harvey's Adm'r v. Steptoe's Adm'rSupreme Court of Virginia · 1867
- Utterback's adm'r v. CooperSupreme Court of Virginia · 1877