Legal Opinion
McCabe v. Cary's
Supreme Court of Virginia
Decided March 15, 1923PublishedCited by 21 opinions
Appeal from a decree of the Chancery Court of the •city of Richmond, in a suit to procure the construction of '■a will. From an adverse decree, the complainant appeals.-
1Opinion of the CourtBerks, J.
The only question involved in this ease is the proper construction of the following will of Mrs. Lizzie Cary Daniel:
“I leave to my sister Gillie the use of the income from all money in my name, from my father’s & mother’s estate as long as she lives, for her own comfort first & .that she may have the comfort & pleasure of ministering to those whom we have together tried to help. At her death, the principal to be divided as she thinks I would like, & as she thinks best.
“The money from my husband’s Life Insurance, $l,000.Va. Ca. Chem. Co. & $1,500 originally $5,000-4,500 recovered by my father…
2Cases cited17 opinions
- Smith T. v. BellSupreme Court of the United States · 1832
- Colton v. ColtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1888
- Lamb v. . LambNew York Court of Appeals · 1892
- Coffman's Adm'r v. CoffmanSupreme Court of Virginia · 1921
- Dillard v. DillardSupreme Court of Virginia · 1899
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3Cited by21 opinions
- Neblett v. SmithSupreme Court of Virginia · 1925
- Warner v. BaylorSupreme Court of Virginia · 1964
- Arnold v. GroobeySupreme Court of Virginia · 1953
- Powell v. HollandSupreme Court of Virginia · 1983
- Hedrick v. HedrickWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1943
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