Chambers v. Pierce
West Virginia Supreme Court
Appeal from Circuit Court, Marshall County. Suit by Lizzie Chambers against W. E. Pierce, administrator of the estate of Robert A. Chambers, deceased. From a decree for plaintiff, defendant appeals.
1Opinion of the Court
McGinnis, Judge:
Robert A. Chambers died intestate in Marshall County on the 8th day of October, 1920, leaving an estate valued at $8117.89, consisting of money, bonds and notes. The defendant, W. E. Pierce, was appointed administrator of his estate and took charge of the same by virtue of his appointment as such administrator.
Plaintiff, claiming to be the widow of the said decedent, instituted this chancery suit at August rules, 1921, in the *768Circuit Court of said county, against the defendant administrator, setting up her marriage, to the deceased and his death claiming that, as the widow of…
2Cases cited4 opinions
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- Hill v. BolandCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1915
- Lively v. PaschalSupreme Court of Georgia · 1866
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