Johns v. Johns
Supreme Court of Virginia
Appeal from decree of circuit court of Augusta county, rendered June 6, 1887, in tlie chancery cause under the style of A. J. Johns’ administrator, against Rebecca Johns’s administrator and others.
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Appeal from decree of circuit court of Augusta county, rendered June 6, 1887, in tlie chancery cause under the style of A. J. Johns’ administrator, against Rebecca Johns’s administrator and others. The decree being that Mrs. Rebecca Johns took under the will of her deceased husband, William Johns, an estate for her life only in the funds bequeathed, and had a life estate in the land purchased by her to the extent said funds entered into the purchase thereof, and that so far said land was not liable for her debts, the administrator of A. J. Johns, deceased, one of her creditors, appealed.
1Opinion of the CourtRauntleroy, J.
The facts of the case presented by this record are, that William Johns died at his home, in the county of Augusta, in the summer of 1848, leaving his will, dated May 8, 1848, which *334was admitted to probate in the county court of Augusta county at the August term, 1848. The said will is very short, and after providing for the payment of the funeral expenses and the just debts of the testator, provides: “I will and desire that my wife, Rebecca, shall have and hold all nay estate during her natural life, for the benefit of herself and children, to be used as she may think proper.” The testator…
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