Legal Opinion
McFadden v. McNorton
Supreme Court of Virginia
Decided March 10, 1952No. Record 3878PublishedCited by 43 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtSpratley, J.
This appeal involves the right of Nelson Bobert McNorton, a legally adopted child, to inherit, according to the statutes of descent and distribution, the real estate of a deceased sister of his adopting father.
Anna McNorton McFadden, wife of A. Sampson McFadden, died intestate in the city of Norfolk, Virginia, on July 1, 1948, leaving several parcels of real estate. She left no children, no descendants of any children, no parents, no sisters or brothers, no descendants of any sister or brother surviving her. Her husband was her only survivor.
Nelson Bobert McNorton, when he was about 12 or 13…
2Cases cited9 opinions
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3Cited by43 opinions
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- In Re the Probate of the Alleged Will of HolibaughSupreme Court of New Jersey · 1955
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