Legal Opinion
Kitchen v. Throckmorton
Supreme Court of Virginia
Decided January 22, 1982No. Record 790755PublishedCited by 25 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HARRISON, R.J.,
delivered the opinion of the Court.
In this suit Alma S. Kitchen and other beneficiaries of the estate of Alexander H. Swan, deceased, alleged that the administratrix of the estate flagrantly disregarded her fiduciary duty and fraudulently distributed the estate in a manner contrary to law and in violation of an agreement to which she was a party. Plaintiffs sought, inter alia, a recovery from her, or the surety on her bond, of certain attorneys’ fees, commissions, and other payments alleged to have been wrongfully made by the administratrix, and asked for a proper distribution…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Moore v. GregoryCourt of Appeals of Virginia · 1925
- Harris v. Citizens Bank & Trust Co.Supreme Court of Virginia · 1939
- Jackson v. SeymourSupreme Court of Virginia · 1952
- Virginia Trust Co. v. EvansSupreme Court of Virginia · 1952
- Jones v. DownsSupreme Court of Virginia · 1981
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3Cited by25 opinions
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