Grasty v. Clare and Clark

Record No. 6858

Robert Vanderpoel Clark, Jr., a domiciliary and resident of Fauquier County, Virginia, died testate at age twenty-four on October 4, 1964. At time of his death testator owned real and personal property located in Virginia, valued at between $300,000 and $400,000, and intangible personal property, the evidence of which was located in New York, valued at between $19,000,000 and $26,000,000.

His will, dated January 26, 1962, provided, in parts pertinent to this suit:

“FIRST: (A) I appoint my counsel, N. HOLMES CLARE and THE CHASE MANHATTAN BANK a corporation organized under the laws…