Byrd v. Byrd
U.S. Circuit Court for the District of Virginia
As to the rule for ascertaining the value of the ten slaves specifically bequeathed to J., but. not designated by name, see the second opinion following [Case Ño. 2.268],
1Opinion of the Court
MARSHALL, Circuit Justice.
This suit is brought for the distribution of the estate of *944William Byrd, deceased, among his legatees. The testator by his last •will, created, in the first instance, a fund consisting of a tract of land, one hundred negroes, and other personal property, for the payment of his debts. He then gives to his -wife, for life, the plantations of Westover and Buekland, with all the remaining negroes and stock of all sorts, and adds: “It is my will and desire that, at the death of my dearest wife, all my estates whatever, consisting of land, negroes, stocks of all sorts,…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- Mollan v. GriffithNew York Court of Chancery · 1831
- Clarke v. BuckSupreme Court of Virginia · 1829
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- Pulliam v. PulliamUnited States Circuit Court · 1881