Legal Opinion

Saunders v. Saunders' Administrators

Supreme Court of Virginia

Decided January 14, 1909PublishedCited by 9 opinions

Appeal from a decree of the Circuit Court of Culpeper county on a petition filed in the suit of SaundePs Administrators v. Saunders and others. Decree for defendants. Petitioners appeal.

1Opinion of the CourtBuchanan, J.

On the 21st of January, 188o, C. A. Saunders made his last will and testament, which contains the following provision:

“I give, devise, and bequeath all of my property of every description and wherever located to my wife, Lucy B. Saunders, for and during her natural life, and at her death to be divided between the children of my brother, Bichard Saunders, of Dunnville, Essex county, Virginia, and my ward, Miss Eva Byrd Hill, to share and share alike, and in the event of the death of any of the children of my brother leaving issue, then such issue to take the share of their deceased parent, and…

2Cited by9 opinions

In re the Trusteeship under the Last Will & Testament of BellSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1920
Horne v. HorneSupreme Court of Virginia · 1943
Prichard v. PrichardWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1919
Edmunds v. PikeSupreme Court of Virginia · 1923
Berning v. National Bank of Commerce Trust & SavingsNebraska Supreme Court · 1964

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