Stover v. Stover
West Virginia Supreme Court
Appeal from Circuit Court, Raleigh County. Bill by Lewis Stover against Stephen Stover and others. Decree for defendants, and complainant appeals.
1Opinion of the Court
McWhorter, President :
John Stover made his will dated November 3, 1851, and which was admitted to probate on the 24th of the same month in the county court of Raleigh county, in which will he dispossed of his “home place” in the following item: ‘ ‘3rd. My home place on which I live I will to my beloved wife during her life time and at her death it is to belong to Silas, Lewis, Stephen, Daniel, (my sons), equally. And my afflicted daughter Manervy, is to be taken care of by her mother and my four sons to whom I will the home place, or if deemed best Manervy may be removed to the Lunatic Asylum…
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