Wohlford v. Wohlford
Court of Appeals of Virginia
Appeal from a decree of the Circuit Court of Wythe county. Decree for defendant. Complainant appeals. The opinion states the case.
1Opinion of the CourtKelly, J.
This is a controversy between Frank B. Wohlford and his brother, George C. Wohlford, concerning the ownership of a tract of land called the “Nye Place,” formerly owned by their father, the late George M. Wohlford.
Early in the year 1911, Frank B. Wohlford, at the instance of his father, left his own home, some miles away, and moved to the Nye place, where he has ever since resided. On December 30, 1911, his father (who lived until June 14, 1915) made a will in which he devised the Nye Place to his son Frank, but added a codicil on July 13, 1914, by which he revoked this devise and gave the…
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