Farish v. Wayman
Supreme Court of Virginia
Appeal from decrees of the Circuit Court of Fauquier ccunty, pronounced December 19, 1889, April 9,1892, and September 15, 1892. John Wayman, trustee, and others filed their bill in the Circuit Court of Fauquier ccunty against the heirs of James Colbert and others, for the purpose of having an account of debts of said Colbert, and their relative priorities, an account of the real and personal estate whereof said Colbert died seized and possessed, the fee-simple and annual…
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Appeal from decrees of the Circuit Court of Fauquier ccunty, pronounced December 19, 1889, April 9,1892, and September 15, 1892. John Wayman, trustee, and others filed their bill in the Circuit Court of Fauquier ccunty against the heirs of James Colbert and others, for the purpose of having an account of debts of said Colbert, and their relative priorities, an account of the real and personal estate whereof said Colbert died seized and possessed, the fee-simple and annual rental of said real estate, and to subject said real and personal estate to the payment of said debts. Pending the…
1Opinion of the CourtHarrison, J.
The language of the fourth clause of the will of Joseph B. Bedd is as follows:
“I give to my brother William Redd and my brother-in-law James A. Colbert one share of my real estate, to be held by them in trust and for the benefit of my niece Agnes Priscilla Redd, daughter of my brother James A. Redd, during the natural life of said Agnes Priscilla Bedd; and, should the said Agnes Priscilla Redd die and leave no child, in that case the property devised above, or what may remain of the same, I give to my sister Nancy J. Massie.”
The question to be determined is, Did Agnes Priscilla Redd take a…
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