Boisseau v. Aldridges
Supreme Court of Virginia
John G. Boisseau, late of Dinwiddie, died in the autumn of 1831, having some time before, with his own hand, written and signed the following instrument: “Not having made any will so as to dispose of my property, and two of my sisters marrying contrary to my wish, should I not make one, I wish this instrument to prevent either of their husbands from having one cent of my estate, — say the husbands of my two sisters Martha Aldridge and Dorothy Aldridge, — -nor either of them…
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John G. Boisseau, late of Dinwiddie, died in the autumn of 1831, having some time before, with his own hand, written and signed the following instrument: “Not having made any will so as to dispose of my property, and two of my sisters marrying contrary to my wish, should I not make one, I wish this instrument to prevent either of their husbands from having one cent of my estate, — say the husbands of my two sisters Martha Aldridge and Dorothy Aldridge, — -nor either of them to have one cent, unless they should survive their husbands; in that case, I leave them, to be paid out of the…
1Opinion of the Court
*CARR, J.
It was contended for the appellants, that the instrument of writing left by Mr. Boisseau, contains a complete disposition of his whole estate, real and personal, which is said to be large; and on the other side, that it bequeaths two legacies of 500 dollars each, contingently, leaving the testator intestate as to all the rest of his estate.
When I heard the argument (and it was very ably argued on both sides) I was strongly impressed with the opinion, that this was a full disposition of the whole estate; and the impression remained for some time; but it grew weaker, as I looked more…
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