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EDWARDS v. BRADLEY

Record No. 810989.

315 S.E.2d 196 (1984)

John R. EDWARDS, Individually and as Executor, etc., et al. v. Beverly E. BRADLEY.

Supreme Court of Virginia.

April 27, 1984.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Daniel Hartnett, Accomac (Ayres, Hartnett & Custis, Accomac, on briefs), for appellants.

William King Mapp, Keller (Mapp & Mapp, Keller, on brief), for appellee.

Before CARRICO, C.J., and COCHRAN, POFF, COMPTON, STEPHENSON, RUSSELL and THOMAS, JJ.

COCHRAN, Justice.

In this appeal, the question presented to us is whether by certain provisions in her will a testatrix devised a fee simple estate or a life estate in real property therein described.

Viva Parker Lilliston died testate in 1969. Her will dated January 12, 1957, duly probated with a 1958 codicil irrelevant to this case, provided in part as follows:

Item Twelve: I give and devise my farm situated on the Seaside from Locustville, in the...

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