Legal Opinion

Kent v. Kent

Supreme Court of Virginia

Decided November 22, 1906PublishedCited by 13 opinions

Appeal from a decree in chancery of the Circuit Court of Wythe county. From an adverse decree complainants appeal.

1Opinion of the Court

Keith, P.,

delivered the opinion of the Court.

Robert C. Kent, Sr., a citizen of Wythe county, died in April, 1905, having first made and published his last will and testament. He had been twice married, and at the time of the execution of his will there were three children of the first marriage living—William P., Robert C., Jr., and Tyler G. Kent; and of the second marriage his wife and her children—Mary, Elizabeth, Anastasia and J. Cloyd Kent—were living. By the third clause of the will William P., Robert O. and Tyler G. Kent were given all the residue of the property, real and personal, of…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Savage v. . BurnhamNew York Court of Appeals · 1858
  2. Moffett v. . ElmendorfNew York Court of Appeals · 1897
  3. Hoppock v. . TuckerNew York Court of Appeals · 1874

3Cited by13 opinions

  1. In Re Estate of MurphyCalifornia Supreme Court · 1909
  2. Peck v. PeckWashington Supreme Court · 1913
  3. George Washington University v. Riggs Nat. Bank of WashingtonCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1936
  4. Lehr v. SwitzerSupreme Court of Iowa · 1931
  5. Wills v. FoltzWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1907

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