Legal Opinion
Spinks v. Rice
Supreme Court of Virginia
Decided April 26, 1948No. Record No. 3324PublishedCited by 21 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtMiller, J.
Mary Jane Steele died on January 3, 1946, leaving a personal estate of considerable value and a small house and lot located in Covington, Alleghany County, Virginia. She was a widow and left no children or direct descendants, her closest relatives being nieces and nephews.
*733On February 1, 1946, a paper writing, dated July 14, 1939, was admitted to probate in the clerk’s office of the Circuit Court of Alleghany County as the holographic will of Mary J. Steele. One Raynor E. Agner qualified as administrator, c. t. a. on decedent’s estate.
The will is as follows:
“July 14, 1939.
“This is just a few…
2Cases cited24 opinions
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- Frazier v. PattersonIllinois Supreme Court · 1909
- Doyle v. FischerWisconsin Supreme Court · 1924
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3Cited by21 opinions
- Graser v. GraserTexas Supreme Court · 1948
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- Poindexter v. JonesSupreme Court of Virginia · 1958
- Roberts v. DrakeCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1964
- Bickers v. Shenandoah Valley National BankSupreme Court of Virginia · 1955
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