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TRUSTEES OF DUNCAN MEMORIAL METH. CHURCH v. RAY

80 S.E.2d 601 (1954)

195 Va. 803

TRUSTEES OF DUNCAN MEMORIAL METHODIST CHURCH v. RAY.

Supreme Court of Appeals of Virginia.

March 15, 1954.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Beecher E. Stallard, Richmond, Ellen Morris Keene, Ashland, for appellant.

Carrington Williams, C. Denny White, Richmond, for appellee.

Before All the Justices.

SMITH, Justice.

This proceeding involves the construction of the holographic will of Armistead T. Ford, dated October 4, 1939, and duly probated on January 22, 1942. The will reads as follows:

"My last will.

"I, A. T. Ford request that my wife Eva Clyde Ford take immediate possession of my home, with its contents—also all stock —money in bank—and every thing that stands in my name.

"My wife is to see every thing I may owe...

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