Legal Opinion

Suhor v. Gooch

Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit

Decided February 7, 1918No. 1514PublishedCited by 7 opinions

Appeal from the District Court of the United States for the Eastern District of Virginia, at Richmond; Jeter C. Pritchard, Judge. Suit in equity by Margaret Corwin Radcliffe Gooch against Annie Wayne Suhor and George Suhor, her husband, the Old Dominion Trust Company,- as trustee; the Old Dominion Trust' Company, as curator of the estate of W. H. Gooch, deceased, and the Old Dominion Trust Company.

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Appeal from the District Court of the United States for the Eastern District of Virginia, at Richmond; Jeter C. Pritchard, Judge. Suit in equity by Margaret Corwin Radcliffe Gooch against Annie Wayne Suhor and George Suhor, her husband, the Old Dominion Trust Company,- as trustee; the Old Dominion Trust' Company, as curator of the estate of W. H. Gooch, deceased, and the Old Dominion Trust Company. Decree for complainant, which on appeal of defendants was reversed. 244 Fed. 361, 156 C. C. A.. 647. On petition for leave to file bill of review.

1Opinion of the Court

WOODS, Circuit Judge.

Immediately before the marriage of W. H. Gooch and Margaret C. Radcliffe on October 14, 1915, an ante-nuptial contract was executed by which Gooch promised in consideration of marriage that he would pay, or cause or provide to be paid one year after his death, to the Old Dominion Trust Company $50,000 in trust to pay .the interest to his wife, Margaret, for her life or widowhood, and upon, her death or second marriage to pay the principal as directed by. his. will,. and upon failure of testamentary disposition to his children or their issue. Gooch died shortly, afterwards…

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