Smith v. Trustees of the Baptist Orphanage
Supreme Court of Virginia
The opinion states the case.
1Opinion of the CourtBuchanan, J.
The question presented on this appeal is whether a codicil to the will of William Smith created a trust with respect to his residence property which he had previously devised in the body of the will to his son in fee simple.
William Smith was a lawyer who had practiced in Pittsyl-vania county for forty-two years. He died February 23, 1942, leaving a will dated February 20, 1939, to which was attached a codicil dated February 13,1941, all in his own handwriting. He was survived by his wife, who later died on August 27, 1951, and an only son, Joseph White Smith. This suit was brought after the…
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