Gish v. Moomaw
Supreme Court of Virginia
Argued at Richmond. Decided at Staunton. Appeal from decree of hustings court of city of Roanoke, rendered May 4th, 1891, in the chancery cause wherein Samuel H. Gish and Nancy E. Gish, (formerly Nancy E. Coon,) are complainants, and W. R. Moomaw, W. J. Blair, L. Blair, Jr., C. A. Moomaw, D. C. Moomaw, Joseph O. Moomaw, Lucy A. Neale, and J. F. Christian and Lucy Coon ; Alberta (or Bertie) M. Albert and her husband, Floyd B. Albert; H. S. Coon, J. W. Coon, J. D. Coon ; Alice…
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Argued at Richmond. Decided at Staunton. Appeal from decree of hustings court of city of Roanoke, rendered May 4th, 1891, in the chancery cause wherein Samuel H. Gish and Nancy E. Gish, (formerly Nancy E. Coon,) are complainants, and W. R. Moomaw, W. J. Blair, L. Blair, Jr., C. A. Moomaw, D. C. Moomaw, Joseph O. Moomaw, Lucy A. Neale, and J. F. Christian and Lucy Coon ; Alberta (or Bertie) M. Albert and her husband, Floyd B. Albert; H. S. Coon, J. W. Coon, J. D. Coon ; Alice B. Greenwood and her husband, Lacy B. Greenwood; Sarah M. Johns and her husband, Eleaser Johns; D. L. Coon, J. P. Coon,…
1Opinion of the Court
Richardson, J.,
(after stating the case,) delivered the opinion of the court.
This cause, in the view' taken by this court, turns upon the construction of the will of the testator, W. It. Coon. The will was -written by a plain farmer, and is, in certain respects, as palpably inartificial as any instrument ever -was. Omitting the usual formal commencement and the attestation clause, the body of the instrument is as follows :
“ First—after paying all my just debts, I will and bequeath to my wife, Nancy E., all my personal and real estate so long as she may live; and after her death I will and…
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