Cheatham v. Gower
Supreme Court of Virginia
Appeal from a decree of the Circuit Court of Chesterfield county, pronounced February 15, 1895, in a suit in chancery, wherein the appellant, Mary J. Cheatham, w as the complainant, and the appellees and others were the defendants.
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Appeal from a decree of the Circuit Court of Chesterfield county, pronounced February 15, 1895, in a suit in chancery, wherein the appellant, Mary J. Cheatham, w as the complainant, and the appellees and others were the defendants. This suit was instituted by Mary J. Cheatham, the widow of T. M. Cheatham, and also the owner of the share of one of his surviving children, for the purpose of having the will of Ann P. Hatcher construed, to recover the com mated value of her dower interest in a part of the land, and to have partition of the residue of the'land in which she had an interest as…
1Opinion of the CourtCardwell, J.
This appeal, from a decree of the Circuit Court of Chesterfield county, involves the construction of the first clause of the will of Mrs. Ann P. Hatcher, deceased. The will is as follows:
“I, Ann P. Hatcher, now make this my last will and testament: I give to my nephew, T. M. Cheatham, during his life, my mansion house and eight hundred acres of land, including my mill, and the land known as the Burfoot tract, and at his death to his surviving children.
“My money and bonds I wish to be equally divided between L. L. Lester’s and T. M. Cheatham’s children.
“My railroad stock I give to T. M.…
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