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JONES v. JONES

Record No. 941037.

457 S.E.2d 365 (1995)

Lashi Ahnee Carroll JONES, an Infant v. Annie C. JONES, et al.

Supreme Court of Virginia.

April 21, 1995.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

J. David Chappell, Emporia, for appellant.

William A. Cosby, Jr., Mechanicsville (James G. Bates, Richmond, on brief), for appellee Annie C. Jones.

E. Carter Nettles, Jr., Wakefield, for appellee J. Phillip Bain, Jr.

Present: All the Justices.

KEENAN, Justice.

In this appeal, we consider whether, in a suit for commutation of dower brought under former Code § 64.1-36,1 a decree confirming sale of lands owned by an infant heir is void as to the infant because the trial court did not make an affirmative finding that sale of the property would promote the interests of the infant.

On December 17, 1992, Annie C. Jones (Jones) brought a bill to commute dower, alleging...

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