Legal Opinion
Moon v. Norvell
Supreme Court of Virginia
Decided January 14, 1946No. Record No. 2986PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtHudgins, J.
The beneficiaries named in a typewritten will, dated December 15, 1942, duly executed by Harriet N. Moon *844and properly attested, prosecute this writ of error to an order admitting a pencil writing, dated February 24, 1944, to probate as the last will and testament of the testatrix.
The dominant question .presented is whether the will of February 24, 1944, is “wholly in the handwriting” of the testatrix.
Harriet Norvell, one of the former owners of famous' Elk Island on the upper James, after her marriage to J. Luther Moon, took an active part in the religious and social welfare, as well as the…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- De Caccia v. BarringtonCalifornia Supreme Court · 1928
- Triplett v. TrotterSupreme Court of Virginia · 1937
- Edwards v. CuthbertSupreme Court of Virginia · 1945
3Cited by9 opinions
- In Re the Estate of TeubertWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1982
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- French v. BevilleSupreme Court of Virginia · 1951
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- Bailey v. KernsSupreme Court of Virginia · 1993
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