Catron v. Bostic
Supreme Court of Virginia
Appeal from a decree of the Circuit Court of Wise county. Decree for complainant. Defendants appeal.
1Opinion of the CourtBurks, J.
These are separate appeals from the same decree of the Circuit Court of Wise county, in- a suit in chancery instituted by D. H. Bostic against Nelson P. Horton and others.
In March, 1914, W. H. Horton died intestate, leaving surviving him his widow, S. A. Horton, and several brothers and sisters as his only heirs at law. Shortly thereafter D. H. Bostic qualified as his administrator. At the time of .his death Horton owned some real estate, but practically no personal estate-, and was considerably indebted. The whole personal estate charged to the administrator consisted of “books in possession…
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