Spurrier v. Hobbs
West Virginia Supreme Court
Appeal from Circuit Court, Berkeley County. Bill by Josephine M. Spurrier and others against Frances E. Hobbs and others. Decree for plaintiff, and Henry B. Gaver and other defendants appeal.
1Opinion of the Court
BobtNSON, Judge :
This suit is one for partition of land. It involves a construction of the will of Catherine E. Gaver, deceased.. The circuit *730court held that the will did not devise the real estate of which the testatrix died siezed and possessed. Henry T. Gaver, claiming that the will passed the real estate to him for life, has appealed. The testatrix left no issue. A brother and several sisters were her next of kin. The decree directs that the real estate shall be partitioned among them.
The parts of the will which we need to notice are as follows: “ * * * and first I direct that my body be…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- Graham v. GrahamWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1883
3Cited by4 opinions
- McComb v. McCombWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1939
- Jones v. BlankenshipWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1917
- Ball v. BallWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1952
- Ball v. BallWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1952