Moncure v. Heirs of Woods

By Judge William H. Ledbetter, Jr.

This case is before the court on remand from the Supreme Court of Virginia.

Facts

Kate G. Woods, a resident of Stafford County, died testate on May 23, 1991. Her will was probated, and Thomas M. Moncure, Jr., qualified as executor on her estate. In paragraph Fifth of the will, Ms. Woods devised her real estate to the Humane Society of the United States (HSUS), a charitable organization, for the purpose of establishing a wildlife refuge according to certain terms and conditions. That paragraph further provided that should HSUS violate the terms and conditions,…