BUCHANAN, Justice.
The question presented on this appeal is whether a codicil to the will of William Smith created a trust with respect to his residence property which he had previously devised in the body of the will to his son in fee simple.
William Smith was a lawyer who had practiced in Pittsylvania county for forty-two years. He died February 23, 1942, leaving a will dated February 20, 1939, to which was attached a codicil dated February 13, 1941, all...
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