Smith v. Waugh
Supreme Court of Virginia
Argued at Staunton. Decided at Richmond. Appeal from decree of circuit court of Amherst county rendered at its April term, 1885, in the cause wherein Henry E. Smith, the appellant, is complainant, and E. A. Waugh and others, the appellees, are defendants.
1Opinion of the CourtLacy, J.
In the year 1859, Roderick Waugh died, leaving a will by which his property was disposed of among his wife and certain relatives. J. D. Davis qualified as his administrator c. t. a., *807and a suit was brought in the county court of Amherst, in 1860, for the construction of the will of the said Waugh, and distribution of his property thereunder. J. D. Davis was appointed commissioner to sell the land and slaves, when the cause was removed to the circuit court, and at the September term, 1860, the said Davis was directed to collect the bonds taken for the slaves sold, and directed to pay over and…
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