Legal Opinion
Savage v. Bowen
Supreme Court of Virginia
Decided February 2, 1905PublishedCited by 35 opinions
Appeal from a decree of tlie Circuit Court of Mecklenburg county, in a suit in chancery, wherein the appellees were the-complainants, and the appellants were the defendants.
1Opinion of the CourtHarrison, J.
Ann C. Savage, of Mecklenburg county, departed this life in July, 1883, leaving a will, whereby she devised her tract of land in that county to her grandchildren, who are the appel*542lants here. This will was dated the 7th day of June, 1883, and is in the following words:
“In the name of Grod, Amen. After the Bowen debt becomes dne and is settled, then I give to G. L. Savage’s children my tract of land on which he (Bowen) has a deed. It contains sixty acres, more or less. I want Geog’s children to have my land and its benefits; this is my wish and will.”
Then follows the signature of the testatrix…
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3Cited by35 opinions
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