Legal Opinion
Austin v. Dobbins
Supreme Court of Virginia
Decided March 2, 1979No. Record 770875PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtPoff, J.
This appeal challenges the validity of a judicial sale partitioning real estate, the allotment of the shares, and the fees awarded the judicial officers.
William Robinson (Robinson), son of Walter and Ada Robinson, died intestate June 3, 1973, holding interests in several parcels of land in Montgomery County. His heirs at law were the children and grandchildren of three deceased sisters who had also died intestate. Pertinent genealogical data appear on the chart introduced in evidence and reproduced at the foot of this opinion. Robinson’s nephew, William Austin, and Robinson’s nieces, Janie…
2Cases cited15 opinions
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