McCUTCHAN v. HEIZER

Record No. 760470.

234 S.E.2d 275 (1977)

Frank McCUTCHAN, Jr., Individually v. A. Campbell HEIZER et al., Executors, etc., et al.

Supreme Court of Virginia.

April 22, 1977.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Talmage N. Cooley, Waynesboro (Edmunds, Freed, Cooley & Willetts, Waynesboro, on briefs), for appellant.

Rudolph Bumgardner, III, Staunton (W. F. Vellines, Jr., Bumgardner, Bumgardner, Miller & Rhea, Staunton, on brief), for appellees.

Before I'ANSON, C. J., and CARRICO, HARRISON, COCHRAN, HARMAN, POFF and COMPTON, JJ.


HARMAN, Justice.

This appeal challenges the Chancellor's final decree in a suit in the nature of a proceeding devisavit vel non. Over the appellant's objection, the decree sustained the report of a Master Commissioner in Chancery which held that a holographic writing of Emily McCutchan Beard, deceased, dated June 3, 1971, was not a testamentary document.

Emily McCutchan Beard, a resident of the City of Staunton, died on March 10, 1974. A will dated...

Let's get started

Leagle.com

Welcome to the leading source of independent legal reporting
Sign on now to see your case.
Or view more than 10 million decisions and orders.

  • Updated daily.
  • Uncompromising quality.
  • Complete, Accurate, Current.

Listed below are the cases that are cited in this Featured Case. Click the citation to see the full text of the cited case. Citations are also linked in the body of the Featured Case.

Cited Cases

  • No Cases Found

Listed below are those cases in which this Featured Case is cited. Click on the case name to see the full text of the citing case.

Citing Cases