Hall v. Stewart
Supreme Court of Virginia
Appeal from a decree of the Circuit Court of Smyth county. Decree for complainant. Defendant appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtBurks, J.
[1] C. W. Stewart and Minnie B. Stewart, his wife, jointly owned a house and lot in the town of Marion, Ya., acquired by them in 1918. In December, 1920, Mrs. Stewart was taken sick, carried to a hospital, and shortly thereafter died. The expenses of her last sickness and funeral amounted to $468.50, composed of doctor’s bills $117.00, hospital and nurses $106.50, undertaker’s bills $245.00. All of these bills were charged to and paid by the husband, C. W. Stewart. No issue was ever born of the marriage, and Mrs. Stewart died intestate, possessed of no personal estate, and seized of no real…
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