Legal Opinion

Harris v. Eskridge

West Virginia Supreme Court

Decided April 7, 1942No. 9230PublishedCited by 15 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Fox, President:

W. C. Lawrence died testate on the 6th day of February, 1939. His will, dated November 3, 1938, with a codicil thereto, dated December 31, 1938, was admitted to probate in the office of the Clerk of the County Court of Fay-ette County on February 11, 1939. Item I thereof directs that all just debts and funeral expenses be paid.. By Item II he bequeaths to Paul D. Lawrence the sum of one hundred dollars. Item III reads as follows:

“I give and bequeath all my cash money in the bank and proceeds from my various insurance policies, after deducting my last illness and funeral…

2Cases cited15 opinions

  1. Bird v. StoutWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1894
  2. Woodbridge v. WoodbridgeWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1921
  3. Saddler's Adm'r v. Kennedy's Adm'rWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1885
  4. McGlaughlin v. McGlaughlin's LegateesWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1897
  5. Thomas v. RectorWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1883

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3Cited by15 opinions

  1. Weiss v. SotoWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1957
  2. Weiss v. SotoWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1957
  3. Farmers & Merchants Bank of Keyser v. Farmers & Merchants Bank of KeyserWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1975
  4. Goetz v. Old National Bank of MartinsburgWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1954
  5. Harman v. CommissionerUnited States Tax Court · 1944

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