Jordan v. Universalist General Convention Trustees
Supreme Court of Virginia
Appeal from a decree of the Circuit Court of the city of Norfolk. Decree for defendants. Complainant appeals.
1Opinion of the Court
Keith, P.,
delivered the opinion of the Court.
Thaddeus Jordan, the appellant, filed his bill in the Circuit Court of the city of Norfolk, in which he states that he is the heir at law and next of kin of Joseph Jordan, deceased, who by his last will and testament gave to his wife, Mary Elizabeth Jordan, and his son, Pichare! Silvester Jordan, “my dwelling *80house and lot in Huntersville (in the county of Norfolk), on North Street, called Lot No. 20, in the following manner, that is to say: Should my said son survive my said wife, to him for his life; should my said wife survive my said son, to…
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- Trustees v. GuthrieSupreme Court of Virginia · 1889
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