Legal Opinion

Owens v. Owens

Supreme Court of Virginia

Decided March 7, 1955No. Record 4292PublishedCited by 25 opinions

The opinion states the case.

1Opinion of the CourtSmith, J.

The plaintiff, W. C. Owens, filed a bill in chancery against his brother, A. J. Owens, defendant, alleging that when his father, H. S. Owens, died intestate on July 20, 1950, he became the owner of a one half interest in his father’s real property subject to the dower interest of his mother, and a one third interest in the personal property of his father, whose estate was worth more than $100,000. The bill further alleged that plaintiff was indebted in the sum of $5,000, which constituted a lien on his share of the real estate, and that to pay this indebtedness he conveyed his interest in the…

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2Cases cited10 opinions

  1. Rowland v. KableSupreme Court of Virginia · 1940
  2. Jackson v. SeymourSupreme Court of Virginia · 1952
  3. Waddy v. GrimesSupreme Court of Virginia · 1930
  4. Planters National Bank v. E. G. Heflin Co.Supreme Court of Virginia · 1936
  5. Virginia Trust Co. v. EvansSupreme Court of Virginia · 1952

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3Cited by25 opinions

  1. Creasy v. Hicks HendersonSupreme Court of Virginia · 1970
  2. In re: WoodleySupreme Court of Virginia · 2015
  3. Jessee v. SmithSupreme Court of Virginia · 1981
  4. Latimer v. MechlingWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1983
  5. Horace Mann Insurance v. Government Employees InsuranceSupreme Court of Virginia · 1986

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