Legal Opinion

Furbee v. Furbee

West Virginia Supreme Court

Decided March 16, 1901PublishedCited by 12 opinions

Appeal from Circuit Court, Tyler County. Bill by Caroline Furbee against Presley M. Furbee. Decree for defendant, and plaintiff appeals.

1Opinion of the Court

Poffenbarger, Judge:

On the 27th of November, 1858, Bowers Furbee of Tyler County this State, made his last will and testament as follows:

“I, Bowers Furbee, of Tyler County, State of Virginia, do hereby make this my last will and testament in manner and form as follows, to-wit: I give my son Andrew Jackson Furbee, my home farm, with all its appertenances I give my son Presley Fur-bee my lower farm that was Wattmans with all its appertenances but my wife Nancy to have the full controle of boath said farms during her widowhood and no longer the aforesaid Nancy to dispose of the personal property…

2Cases cited10 opinions

  1. Mathews v. JarrettWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1882
  2. Hurst v. HurstWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1874
  3. Dickens v. . BarnesSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1878
  4. Westfall v. CottrillsWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1884
  5. Brown v. . CobleSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1877

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3Cited by12 opinions

  1. Stewart v. TennantWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1903
  2. Weiss v. SotoWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1957
  3. Weiss v. SotoWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1957
  4. Croston v. MaleWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1904
  5. Chesapeake & Ohio Ry. Co. v. Deepwater Ry. Co.West Virginia Supreme Court · 1905

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