Triplett v. Trotter

This appeal involves the interpretation and validity of certain provisions of Dr. Joseph I. Triplett’s will, the probate of which was settled in Triplett’s Executor v. Triplett, 161 Va. 906, 172 S. E. 162. The will is quite lengthy and only those portions which are material to the questions here involved will be set out.

After making certain relatively small specific bequests the testator devised and bequeathed the remainder of his property for the purpose of founding, building, and maintaining an educational institution to be known as “Triplett Business College,” to be located on certain…