Hannah's Adm'r v. Boyd
Supreme Court of Virginia
Samuel Hannah, of the county of Charlotte, died in 1859', leaving' a widow and six children; and leaving a will, which was duly admitted to probate in the County court of Charlotte. By his will he directed his just debts to be paid out of his crops or debts due him, his stocks or other personal estate; and that his estate, real and personal, be divided between his wife and six children, as the law directs in cases of intestacy.
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Samuel Hannah, of the county of Charlotte, died in 1859', leaving' a widow and six children; and leaving a will, which was duly admitted to probate in the County court of Charlotte. By his will he directed his just debts to be paid out of his crops or debts due him, his stocks or other personal estate; and that his estate, real and personal, be divided between his wife and six children, as the law directs in cases of intestacy. Those of his children who had not been educated he wished to be educated and supported out of the general fund, at the charge of his estate. Henry 15- Edmunds, Hunter…
1Opinion of the CourtSt Apees, J.
The court is of opinion that the arrangement entered into on the 8th May, 1861, between the widow of Samuel Hannah, the guardian of his infant children, and the adult legatee, Mary E- Hannah, was an advantageous one to all the parties concerned, and such as a court of equity, under all the circumstances, would sanction. The testator having by his will directed that those of his children who had not been educated should be educated and supported out of the general fund at the charge of his estate, that object could not be more satisfactorily accomplished than by keeping the estate together,…
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