Davenport v. Walters

By Judge Joseph A. Leafe

Both parties in the matter before the Court have filed exceptions to Commissioner Hume Taylor’s report dealing with the Estate of Richard H. Walters. In order to provide the best direction for the parties, this opinion begins with a summary of the facts and the Court’s conclusions regarding the distribution of Mr. Walters’ estate, followed by an analysis of each exception the parties filed to the Commissioner’s report.

When evaluating exceptions to the Commissioner in Chancery’s report, the Court upholds the Commissioner’s findings of fact unless they are unsupported by…