Legal Opinion
Carr v. Effinger
Supreme Court of Virginia
Decided December 13, 1883PublishedCited by 21 opinions
Appeal of Samuel D. Carr and W. J. C. Waller from two decrees of circuit court of Albemarle county, rendered, one on 18th August, 1882, in vacation, and the other on 13th October, 1882, in the chancery cause of Effinger, &c., v. Carr, &e., wherein appellants are defendants.
1Opinion of the CourtRichardson, J.
The controversy in this case involves and must turn upon the proper construction to be given to certain clauses, and «specially the 6th and 7th clauses, of the will of John Diggs, late of Albemarle county. In order to a proper understanding of said clauses it is necessary to notice as immediately connected therewith the next preceding or fifth •clause of said will.
“ 5th. It is my will and desire that my mother be 'paid one hundred dollars annually, out of the money arising from the bonds due me, so long as she may live.”
“ 6th. What money and bonds I have in possession, or judgments due me, I…
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