Hudsons v. Hudson's Administrator
Supreme Court of Virginia
Christopher Hud so v of the County of Amelia, by ¡“is Will, dat d the 4th of November 17 88, and admit-fed to record the 26th of February 1789, bequeathed to his wife Elizabeth Hudson certain slaves during her life, and directed that the same should be by her disposed of, among Ids children, after her death, as she should think ■proper.
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Christopher Hud so v of the County of Amelia, by ¡“is Will, dat d the 4th of November 17 88, and admit-fed to record the 26th of February 1789, bequeathed to his wife Elizabeth Hudson certain slaves during her life, and directed that the same should be by her disposed of, among Ids children, after her death, as she should think ■proper. The Will contained sundry devises and he-quests of lands, slaves and other property, in various proportions, among to his four sons, Lewellin Hudson, William Chamherlayne Hudson, Charles Hudson and Frauds Eppes Hudson; his daughters Elizabeth Little-page…
1Opinion of the Court
The following was the opinion of this Court, which Judge Roane delivered.
The Court
is of opinion, that, as the will of Christopher Hudson, was consummated, in favour of the appellee F. E. Hudson, by that of Eliza Hudson his widow and trustee, (though improperly consummated,) the said F. E. Hudson is to be considered as holding the negroes thereby appointed, adversely, in relation to the appellants, as much so, as if the Will of the original testator had been perfected by himself; and that, quoad the appellants, the appellee F. E. Hudson is not so to be considered a trustee, as to bar him from…
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