Norvell v. Lessueur
Supreme Court of Virginia
This was a suit in equity in the circuit court of Buckingham county, brought in January, 1870, by L. B. Lessueur and William H. Bumpass against John M. ISTorvell and others.
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This was a suit in equity in the circuit court of Buckingham county, brought in January, 1870, by L. B. Lessueur and William H. Bumpass against John M. ISTorvell and others. The object of the suit was to recover possession of a tract of land which the plaintiffs claimed passed to themselves and the other grandchildren of Charles Perrow, Sr., under the provisions of his will, which was admitted to probate in the county court of Buckingham on the 13th of October, 1834. The defendants who derived their title under successive purchases commencing with the purchase from commissioners under a…
1Opinion of the CourtStaples, J.
This is an appeal from a decree of the circuit court of Buckingham county.
A brief statement of the facts is essential to a proper understanding of the matters in controversy. Charles Perrow, Sr., died in the year 1884, having first made and published his last will and testament which was admitted to probate in the county court of Buckingham on the 13th day of October of that year.
There were no subscribing witnesses to the will, nor was it in the handwriting of the deceased. It was proved, however, that the signature to the will was in his handwriting, and upon that testimony the paper was…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- Connolly v. ConnollySupreme Court of Virginia · 1880
3Cited by1 opinion
- French, Ex'r v. ShortSupreme Court of Virginia · 1966