Corbin v. Adams
Supreme Court of Virginia
Appeal from decree of circuit coiirt of Pittsylvania county, in suit wlxerein Nannie, wife of James Adams, bv, &c., and said Adams were plaintiffs, and Thomas, William, Benjamin, Winney H., James M., and Bettie W. Corbin, Jeremiah White and Susan, his wife, George Adams and Sarah J., his wife, and Henry R. Shelton and Mary Ann, his wife, were defendants.
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Appeal from decree of circuit coiirt of Pittsylvania county, in suit wlxerein Nannie, wife of James Adams, bv, &c., and said Adams were plaintiffs, and Thomas, William, Benjamin, Winney H., James M., and Bettie W. Corbin, Jeremiah White and Susan, his wife, George Adams and Sarah J., his wife, and Henry R. Shelton and Mary Ann, his wife, were defendants. Jameson Corbin, by his will, gave all of his property to four of his ten children—to-wit: Nannie (the plaintiff), Winnie, Bettie, and James. By a writing executed 18th November, 1878, by all the defendants and the plaintiff,. James Adams, it…
1Opinion of the CourtStaples, J.
That the consent of the appellees to the order vacating the will of Jameson Corbin was given upon condition that-their claims against the testator should be paid out of the assets of the estate, is not seriously questioned by the appellants. It is proved by the agreement of the 18th of *60November, 1878, and by the testimony of witnesses. The amount of compensation to which the appellees were entitled for their services was, however, to be ascertained and settled by three disinterested persons, mutually selected by the parties. The commissioner to whom the whole matter was referred, upon a…
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