Craufurd's Adm'r v. Smith's Ex'or
Supreme Court of Virginia
Appeal from two decrees of the Circuit Court of Clarke county, pronounced May 21, 1889, and May 12, 1893, in a suit in chancery wherein Annie M. Smith and others were the complainants, and Treadwell Smith’s Executor and others were the defendants, in which suit appellant filed his petitions.
1Opinion of the Court · BuchananBuchanan, J.
David Craufurd, of Prince George county, Maryland, departed this life, as was believed, intestate, ¡in the latter part of the year 1860, or the early part of the year 1861, leaving a large estate, consisting of lands, slaves, and other personal property. In 1861 kis slaves were divided by his administrator amongst his next of kin, as his distributees. One of *625these distributees was the wife of Treadwell Smith, of Clarke county, Virginia. He received in right of his wife eight slaves in the division referred to, valued at $4,750. After-wards, he received the following sums from the administra…
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2Cases cited3 opinions
- Stephenson v. TavernersSupreme Court of Virginia · 1852
- Harvey's Adm'r v. Steptoe's Adm'rSupreme Court of Virginia · 1867
- Massie's Adm'r v. Heiskell's TrusteeSupreme Court of Virginia · 1885
3Cited by26 opinions
- Winston v. GordonSupreme Court of Virginia · 1914
- Soble v. HermanSupreme Court of Virginia · 1940
- Pepper v. Dixie Splint Coal Co.Supreme Court of Virginia · 1935
- Hull v. WattsSupreme Court of Virginia · 1897
- Redford v. ClarkeSupreme Court of Virginia · 1902
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