Chappell v. Trent
Supreme Court of Virginia
Appeal from circuit court of Bedford county, rendered in a cause wherein Josiah Chappell and many others, the heirs-at-law of Bichard T. Chappell, deceased, were complainants, and Elizabeth Me. Trent and Edward T. Trent were defendants. The purpose of the suit was to annul the alleged will of the decedent.
Read the full summary
Appeal from circuit court of Bedford county, rendered in a cause wherein Josiah Chappell and many others, the heirs-at-law of Bichard T. Chappell, deceased, were complainants, and Elizabeth Me. Trent and Edward T. Trent were defendants. The purpose of the suit was to annul the alleged will of the decedent. At the trial of the issue of devisavit vel non the jury brought in a verdict sustaining the will, and the complainants, (defendants in said issue) moved for a new trial, which being denied and a decree entered in accordance with the verdict, the said complainants appealed. Opinion states…
1Opinion of the CourtBiohaRdsoN, J.
The object of this suit was to annul and set aside as invalid a certain paper writing executed on the 17th day of June, 1890, and purporting to be the last will and testament of the said Biehard T. Chappell, which paper had been admitted to probate, ex parte, by the county court of Bedford county at the July term thereof, 1890.
The circuit court of Bedford made an order in the cause, directing: an issue devisavit vel non to be tried at its bar. in *852which the defendants, Edward Trent and-jEliza Trent, should be plaintiffs, and the plaintiffs in the cause should be defendants. The cause came on…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Clark v. FisherNew York Court of Chancery · 1828
- Tucker v. SandidgeSupreme Court of Virginia · 1888
- Scribner v. CraneNew York Court of Chancery · 1830
- Baldwin v. Baldwin'sSupreme Court of Virginia · 1886
3Cited by25 opinions
- Ferguson v. FergusonSupreme Court of Virginia · 1937
- Sheehan v. KearneyMississippi Supreme Court · 1903
- Patterson v. LambCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1899
- Martin v. PhillipsSupreme Court of Virginia · 1988
- Murphy v. NettMontana Supreme Court · 1913
20 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.