Legal Opinion
Craig v. Leslie
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided March 11, 1818PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
16 U.S. 260 (____)
3 Wheat. 260
CRAIG
v.
LESLIE et al.
Supreme Court of United States.
February 20th. Nicholas (Attorney-General of Virginia).
Wickham, contrà.
March 11th, 1818. WASHINGTON, Justice, delivered the opinion of the court.
The incapacity of an alien to take, and to hold beneficially, a legal or equitable estate in real property, is not disputed by the counsel for the *577] plaintiff; and it is admitted by the counsel for the state of *Virginia, that this incapacity does not extend to personal estate. The only inquiry, then, which this court has to make is, whether the above clause in the will…
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