Legal Opinion
Gaskins v. Hunton
Supreme Court of Virginia
Decided January 30, 1896PublishedCited by 20 opinions
Appeal from a decree of the Circuit Court of Fauquier county, pronounced April 13, 1892, in a suit in chancery instituted by Edwin Hunton, in bis own right and as executor of William Hunton, deceased, against the devisees and legatees of said William Hunton, praying a construction of his will.
1Opinion of the CourtBuchanan, J.
The decision of this case depends upon the proper construction of the following provisions in the will of William Hun-ton, deceased:
“ I desire that * * * my tract of land adjoining Buchland farm, which my son Edwin has been managing for several years, be equally divided, according to quantity and quality, between my son Edwin and one of my other sons, and that Edwin have the upper part, on which the buildings stand at this time; and should said Edwin put any buildings on that part of the land after the 1st day of January, 1838, they are not to be considered in the division. I desire that the…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- Barksdale v. WhiteSupreme Court of Virginia · 1877
- Rayfield v. GainesSupreme Court of Virginia · 1866
3Cited by20 opinions
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