Hooper v. Wood

Lively, PRESIDENT:

This litigation is a continuation of the case of Hooper, Trustee et al. v. Wood, Trustee et al., reported in 97 W. Va. p. 1.

The original bill was for the purpose of having the will of John R. Seal, deceased, declared invalid, and a distribution of his estate to his heirs as if he had died intestate. This Court held the will to be valid in part and invalid in part, reinstated the bill which had been dismissed by the trial Court and remanded the cause. The bequests to the wife of the dwelling house in Charleston, W. Va.; the annuity of $2400.00 to her, the annuity to Mrs.…