Talley v. Commonwealth
Supreme Court of Virginia
Error to a judgment of the Hustings Court of city of Richmond, in a proceeding to correct an erroneous assessment. Judgment for the Commonwealth. Plaintiff assigns error.
1Opinion of the CourtSaunders, J.
In 1911, Mrs. Ellen Stuart Bentley was living in the city of Richmond, Va. During that year she obtained a divorce from her husband, Vernon Bentley, and removed to Los Angeles, California, where she subsequently married, one Vance. In the latter part of 1915, or early in 1916, Mrs. Vance returned to Richmond, and took a room at the Jefferson Hotel. She occupied this room until her death, which took place some time in June of that year. It does not appear whether Mrs. Vance, at the time of her return, was a widow, or was separated from her husband, or had returned' for her health, or on…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- Cooper's Adm'r v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Virginia · 1917
- Lindsay v. MurphySupreme Court of Virginia · 1882
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