Legal Opinion
Fontaine's Adm'r v. Thompson's Adm'r
Supreme Court of Virginia
Decided February 12, 1885PublishedCited by 3 opinions
Appeal from decree of the circuit court of Pittsylvania countyr, entered December 22nd, 1882, in two suits therein heard together, of Thompson’s adm’r against Fontaine’s adm’r, and Terry against Thompson’s adm’r — the first being brought to construe the will of Tabitha M. Thompson, deceased, and the last to subject the interest of her brother, 'William Fontaine, in her estate, to the claims of his creditors. Opinion states the case.
1Opinion of the CourtLacy, J.
On the 23rd of Febi’uary, 1882, Thompson’s administrator instituted a chancery suit in the said court, alleging that his testatrix, Tabitha M. Thompson, had departed this life, leaving the following will:
“ First. I desire my debts to be paid out of such part of my estate as my executor shall think best. Second. I give to my brother, William Fontaine, all the residue of my estate, real and personal, to be held by him in trust, and to be distributed among my next of kin who mag he needy, in such proportions and at such times as in his opinion may be best; and I do authorize him to so dispose of…
2Cases cited1 opinion
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