Legal Opinion
Blunt v. Lentz
Supreme Court of Virginia
Decided April 19, 1991No. Record 901079PublishedCited by 18 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Hassell
The primary issue that we consider in this appeal is whether a separation agreement executed between a husband and wife terminated the husband’s right to inherit property as a beneficiary of the wife’s will.
Mason and Mildred Blunt were married in 1943. Three children, Delores M. Lentz, M. Allen Blunt, and Sharon B. Williamson, were born of the marriage. Mildred executed a holographic will dated October 22, 1974, and designated Mason as her sole beneficiary and “administrator” of her estate. Marital difficulties occurred, and on May 5, 1986, Mason and Mildred executed a separation agreement.
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2Cases cited6 opinions
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- Harrington v. WoodfinSupreme Court of Virginia · 1952
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