Legal Opinion
Newton v. Newton
Supreme Court of Virginia
Decided March 10, 1958No. Record 4760PublishedCited by 6 opinions
The opinion states the case.
1Opinion of the CourtBuchanan, J.
The executors of the will of R. E. Newton brought this suit for the purpose of having the court construe his will and direct them in administering the estate. The court decided adversely to certain claims of the widow, Minnie Gough Newton, with respect to her share of the property under the will and under the statutes, and she appeals to this court.
The testator, R. E. Newton, of Buckingham county, died April 24, 1956, at the age of eighty-three, leaving a will which was duly probated and which is as follows in spelling and otherwise, exactly as it appears in the record:
“Ths day July 29, 1955
“i…
2Cases cited16 opinions
- In Re the Will of HillsNew York Court of Appeals · 1934
- Waggoner v. WaggonerSupreme Court of Virginia · 1910
- Nelson's Adm'r v. Kownslar's Ex'orSupreme Court of Virginia · 1884
- First National Exchange Bank v. HughsonSupreme Court of Virginia · 1953
- Pitman v. RutledgeSupreme Court of Virginia · 1956
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3Cited by6 opinions
- Jones v. BrownSupreme Court of Virginia · 1978
- Laura Tucker Fletcher v. The Washington and Lee UniversityCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1983
- Matter of CampbellSupreme Court of Iowa · 1982
- Draper v. Piedmont Trust BankSupreme Court of Virginia · 1973
- Fletcher v. Washington & Lee UniversityDistrict Court, W.D. Virginia · 1982
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