Barber v. Barber

THOMAS B. MILLER, Justice: 1

This appeal from an order of the Circuit Court of Cabell County involves the distribution of assets from the Estate of Maude Barber. Mrs. Barber had two sons, Larry Barber and Charles Barber. On October 25, 1989, Larry Barber shot and killed his brother, Charles Barber, in Huntington, West Virginia. Larry was found guilty of voluntary manslaughter and was sentenced to one to five years in the penitentiary. On November 2, 1989, Maude Barber died testate, devising her property equally to her two sons. Her estate consisted of $61,400 in real property, $3,088 in…