BARNES v. BARNES


148 S.E.2d 789 (1966)

207 Va. 114

William Mason BARNES, Administrator of the Estate of Annie Belle Barnes, Deceased, et al. v. Clarence Asa BARNES and Sarah E. Beatley.

Supreme Court of Appeals of Virginia.

June 13, 1966.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Marvin F. Cole, Richmond (Lawrence M. Traylor, Heathsville, on brief), for appellants.

W. Tayloe Murphy, Jr., Warsaw (H. Marston Smith, William T. King, Smith, King & Murphy, Warsaw, on brief), for appellees.

Before EGGLESTON, C. J., and SPRATLEY, SNEAD, I'ANSON, CARRICO and GORDON, JJ.


EGGLESTON, Chief Justice.

On October 1, 1963, Clarence Asa Barnes and Sarah E. Beatley filed their bill in equity against William Mason Barnes, administrator of the estate of Annie Belle Barnes (also known as Annabelle Barnes), deceased, and others, alleging that on November 19, 1922, William F. Barnes died leaving a will in which he bequeathed to his wife, "Annabelle Barnes as long as she lives or remains" his widow, all of his real and personal property, "to use...

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