Peirce v. Graham
Supreme Court of Virginia
Appeal from decree of circuit court of Wythe county, entered December 21st, 1887, in vacation, in the chancery cause wherein Bmeline D. Peirce, and Isaac, David, Martha, and James Peirce, the last four being infants suing by their next friend, were complainants, and M. P. Tate, James S. Crockett, John W. Robinson, D. P. Graham, R. C. Hoffman, James Moore, The Poster Palls Mining and Manufacturing Company, and W. O. Bullitt, were defendants.
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Appeal from decree of circuit court of Wythe county, entered December 21st, 1887, in vacation, in the chancery cause wherein Bmeline D. Peirce, and Isaac, David, Martha, and James Peirce, the last four being infants suing by their next friend, were complainants, and M. P. Tate, James S. Crockett, John W. Robinson, D. P. Graham, R. C. Hoffman, James Moore, The Poster Palls Mining and Manufacturing Company, and W. O. Bullitt, were defendants. By said decree the said circuit court dismissed the plaintiffs' bill and adjudged the costs against them. Opinion states the case.
1Opinion of the Court
Lacy, J.,
delivered the opinion of the court. .
The history of this controversy, as it is set forth in the trans-script before us, is briefly stated as follows: On the 6th day of June, 1875, William Peirce, of the county of Wythe, died, leaving the appellant, Emeline Peirce, and their five infant children, the other appellants, surviving him; the oldest child at that time being in his tenth year, and the youngest in his third year. His will was duly probated, by which he gave to his wife one-third of his property for life. The residue, including the remainder at the death of his wife, he…
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