PICOT v. PICOT

Record No. 870887.

379 S.E.2d 364 (1989)

Roy PICOT, Jr., et al. v. William Thomas PICOT, Individually, etc., et al.

Supreme Court of Virginia.

April 21, 1989.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Herman T. Benn, Suffolk (James A. Overton, Portsmouth, Benn & Benn, on briefs), for appellants.

Theodore J. Burr, Jr., Lawrenceville (John A. Dezio, Charlottesville, Outten, Barrett & Burr, Lawrenceville, on brief), for appellee.

Present: CARRICO, C.J., COMPTON, RUSSELL, THOMAS, WHITING, and LACY, JJ., and POFF, Senior Justice.


POFF, Senior Justice.

We granted this appeal to review the chancellor's construction of a will. The facts and circumstances are not in dispute.

Roy Picot died intestate on September 14, 1982. His estate consisted of a farm and certain other assets irrelevant to this appeal. His wife, Maggie Eure Picot, and their four children survived him. Maggie died testate on May 27, 1985, survived by all four children. Her will, executed October 20, 1983, provided in pertinent...

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