Rice v. Freeland

Kelly, P.,

delivered the opinion of the court.

This is a writ of error to a judgment of the Corporation Court of the city of Roanoke, admitting a certain letter to probate as the last will and testament of John C. Freeland, deceased. Two errors are assigned—first, that the letter in question shows on its face that it was not a will and was not intended as such; and second, that the court did not have jurisdiction because Freeland had no residence or estate in Roanoke, and did not die there. We will dispose of these assignments in their inverse order.

1. John C. Freeland came to Roanoke as a…