Lee v. Lee
Supreme Court of Virginia
Appeal from decree of circuit court, of Warwick county, rendered March 29th, 1889, in a cause wherein the appellant, William Lee, was complainant, and Tt. IT. Lee and others were defendants.
1Opinion of the Court
Lewis, P.,
delivered the opinion of the court.
This was a suit in the circuit court of Warwick county for a construction of the will of William Lee, deceased, and to recover a legacy thereunder. The will is dated September 4, 1861, and disposes of the estate as follows :
By the first clause the testator devised to his son, Robert, a tract of-land upon which the latter at the time resided. By the second and third clauses he devised to his son, William, the appellant here, a certain other tract, called “ the home farm.” By the fourth clause he directed the residue of his estate, real and personal,…
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