Legal Opinion
Graham v. Smith
Supreme Court of Virginia
Decided April 28, 1938PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtHolt, J.
This case deals with the dower rights of a widow, Hettie G. Smith, in coal lands owned by her husband, J. M. Smith, who died intestate.
He was twice married. By the first marriage, there were four children surviving: Thomas T. Smith, Mae S. Graham, wife of W. R. Graham, Pearl S. Cecil, wife of J. A. Cecil, and Charles B. Smith.
W. R. Graham, Jr., one of the appellants here, is the only son and heir at law of Mrs. Mae S. Graham, and Mrs. Edna Bonham Smith is the sole devisee and legatee of Charles B. Smith, deceased.
By contract of date June 15, 1906, J. M. Smith and J. C. Smith, his first wife,…
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