Legal Opinion

Rawlings v. Briscoe

Supreme Court of Virginia

Decided June 11, 1973No. Record 8125PublishedCited by 7 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtI’Anson, J.

This suit involves the proper construction of the last will and testament of Oscar L. Chewning, who died on November 20, 1967. The material portion of the instrument, dated January 29, 1965, and duly probated on November 22, 1967, provides:

“All the rest and residue of my property, real, personal, or mixed and wheresoever situated, of which I may die seized or possessed, or to which I may be entitled at the time of my death, I give, devise and bequeath unto my beloved mother, Willie Ell Chewning, for and during her natural lifetime, and upon her death, or should she predecease me or die with…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. Conrad v. Conrad'sSupreme Court of Virginia · 1918
  2. Davis v. KendallSupreme Court of Virginia · 1921
  3. Moore v. HolbrookSupreme Court of Virginia · 1940
  4. Mowery v. CoffmanSupreme Court of Virginia · 1946
  5. Borum v. National Valley BankSupreme Court of Virginia · 1954

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3Cited by7 opinions

  1. First Virginia Bank (A Corporation), Administrator of the Estate of Mary E. Helms v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1974
  2. Pigg v. HaleySupreme Court of Virginia · 1982
  3. Feeney, S. v. FeeneySupreme Court of Virginia · 2018
  4. Sterner v. NelsonNebraska Supreme Court · 1982
  5. Estate of Fields v. CommissionerUnited States Tax Court · 1981

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