Parramore v. Taylor
Supreme Court of Virginia
At the October term 1851 of the Circuit court of Accomack county, a paper purporting to be the will and codicil thereto of Thomas T. Taylor deceased, was propounded for probat by Edward W. Taylor, one of the nominated executors therein ; and its admission to probat was opposed by Thomas H. Parramore and Sarah A. his wife; and Thomas H. Parramore dj'ing during the controversy in the Circuit court, the opposition to the probat was continued by Sarah A. Parramore, who and the…
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At the October term 1851 of the Circuit court of Accomack county, a paper purporting to be the will and codicil thereto of Thomas T. Taylor deceased, was propounded for probat by Edward W. Taylor, one of the nominated executors therein ; and its admission to probat was opposed by Thomas H. Parramore and Sarah A. his wife; and Thomas H. Parramore dj'ing during the controversy in the Circuit court, the opposition to the probat was continued by Sarah A. Parramore, who and the propounder of the will were the only children of Thomas T. Ta3'lor. The will bears date the 24th of June 1851. It was…
1Opinion of the CourtMoncure, J.
This is an appeal from-a sentence of the Circuit court of Accomack, admitting to probat two testamentary writings purporting to be the will and codicil of Thomas T.. Taylor. They were propounded by his son Edward W. Ta3-lor the appellee, who is the principal devisee and legatee, and named executor; and were contested by his daughter Sarah A. Parramore the appellant, and her husband Thomas H. Parramore, who is since dead; the said son and daughter being the testator’s only children and heirs at law. They were contested on the grounds of, first, incapacity; secondly', undue influence; and…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- Waller v. WallerSupreme Court of Virginia · 1845
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