Lucy v. Kelly
Supreme Court of Virginia
Appeal from a decree of the Circuit Court of Brunswick county. Decree for the complainant. Defendants appeal.-,
1Opinion of the CourtKelly, J.
The will of John S. Kelly gave to his wife, Indiana M. Kelly, one-half of all his real and personal estate, “as her. absolute property,” and the other half for and during her natural life, with remainder to his heirs and distributees in accordance with the provisions of the statute of descents and distributions. The real estate consisted of two separate tracts, one known as the home tract, estimated to contain 345 acres, and the other known as the Vaden tract, estimated to contain 481 acres.
This suit, which was brought by the widow against the heirs of John S. Kelly, involves, so far as we…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Willard v. WillardSupreme Court of the United States · 1892
- Carneal v. LynchSupreme Court of Virginia · 1895
- Stevens v. McCormickSupreme Court of Virginia · 1894
- Martin v. MartinSupreme Court of Virginia · 1897
- Phillips v. DulanySupreme Court of Virginia · 1913
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