Legal Opinion
DuPont v. Shackelford
Supreme Court of Virginia
Decided June 10, 1988No. Record 850443PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtThomas, J.
Henry E. I. duPont, his brother John E. duPont, and their respective attorneys, Blank, Rome, Comisky & McCauley of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and Taras M. Wochok and Associates, Ltd., of Paoli, Pennsylvania (collectively the Claimants), appeal a decision of the trial court which denied their claims for the payment of attorneys’ fees and expenses from the estate of Marion duPont Scott. In our opinion, the trial court correctly decided the issue. Therefore, we will affirm its judgment.
Mrs. Scott died on September 4, 1983, in Orange County at her home, Montpelier, the historic former home of…
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