Legal Opinion
King v. Commonwealth
Supreme Court of Virginia
Decided August 28, 1980No. Record 781347PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtHarrison, J.
The court below decreed that the estate of Carrie M. Golden, deceased, escheat to the Commonwealth. The decedent, who died intestate on June 5, 1975, was the illegitimate daughter of Martha Golden and John Lawson. It was determined that her only possible heir was William Lawson, her putative father’s brother. The appellants here are the heirs of William Lawson who died during the pendency of this proceeding.
The escheator of the City of Fredericksburg filed a bill in chancery, seeking the escheat of Golden’s estate. The matter was referred to a commissioner in chancery who reported that the…
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