Brown v. Coates

On January 1, 1929, Miss Ella B. Coates, then about seventy years old, died at her home in Rappahannock county, leaving to survive her two brothers and a number of nieces and nephews. At the time of her death she owned a two-ninths interest in a 360 acre farm and was tenant for life in the interest outstanding. Her personal estate amounted to about $8,000. The land itself was sold for $17,500, which has been properly disbursed. So also has been distributed the personal estate less $4,000, held to await the result of this litigation.

Charles O. Coates, a nephew,, undertook to set up a lost will…