Legal Opinion

Brookover v. Grimm

West Virginia Supreme Court

Decided February 9, 1937No. 8430PublishedCited by 24 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Maxwell, Judge:

The primary purpose of this suit is for construction of Items IV, V, VI and VII of the last will of Samuel L. Morgan, deceased. When the case was here on first ap peal, we held that the trial court had erred in sustaining a demurrer to the bill and dismissing the same out of court, it appearing that certain paragraphs of the will are ambiguous, and that, under Code 1981, 41-3-7, the plaintiff was entitled to a judicial interpretation thereof. We reinstated the cause and remanded it to the trial court for construction of the testamentary paragraphs involved. Brookover v. Grimm,…

2Cases cited34 opinions

  1. Schettler v. . SmithNew York Court of Appeals · 1869
  2. American Agricultural Chemical Co. v. KennedySupreme Court of Virginia · 1904
  3. Milhollen v. RiceWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1878
  4. Davis v. KendallSupreme Court of Virginia · 1921
  5. Farish v. WaymanSupreme Court of Virginia · 1895

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3Cited by24 opinions

  1. Weiss v. SotoWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1957
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  3. Goetz v. Old National Bank of MartinsburgWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1954
  4. Fisher v. ParsonsCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1963
  5. Smith v. VanVoorhisWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1982

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