GAYMON v. GAYMON

Record No. 982483

519 S.E.2d 142 (1999)

258 Va. 225

William V. GAYMON, Executor of the Estate of William E. Gaymon v. Violeta N. GAYMON, et al.

Supreme Court of Virginia.

September 17, 1999.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Peter L. Sissman, Arlington (Susan K. Pollack, on briefs), for appellant.

Thomas J. Harrigan (Duvall, Harrigan, Hale & Hassan, on brief), Fairfax, for appellee Violeta N. Gaymon.

No brief or argument on behalf of appellee Nicole G. Gaymon.

Present: All the Justices.


LACY, Justice.

William V. Gaymon, Executor of the estate of his father, William E. Gaymon, appeals from a judgment of the trial court construing language in the decedent's will. For the following reasons, we conclude that in construing the will, the trial court correctly held that the testator created a life estate in favor of the testator's widow in certain real property, but erred in its conclusion that the language in the will showed an intent by the testator to...

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