Burke v. Lee & Wife
Supreme Court of Virginia
Error to judgment of corporation court of Alexandria in action of ejectment brought by William H. Burke against Robert C. Lee and Mrs. A. M. Lee. Opinion of court fully states the facts of the case.
1Opinion of the CourtStaples, J.
An action of ejectment was brought in the corporation court of Alexandria by William H. Burke against Robert C. and Mrs. A. M. Lee for the recovery of a small lot of ground in that city. Both parties claimed title under the will of Mrs. A. M. Eitzhugh, and the sole inquiry was whether the property was embraced in the devise to the plaintiff or to the defendant. Upon the trial in the court below, the will and codicils thereto annexed, certain diagrams made by the testatrix in connection with the codicils, and explanatory thereof, and the plat and certificate of survey made in the progress of…
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