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LANE v. STARKE

Record No. 090404.

692 S.E.2d 217 (2010)

Willard W. LANE, Jr. v. Janice L. STARKE, et al.

Supreme Court of Virginia.

April 15, 2010.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Samuel P. Johnson III (Shell, Johnson, Andrews & Baskervill, on briefs), Petersburg, for appellant.

Archer L. Jones (Jones and Jones, on brief), Smithfield, for appellees Bryan N. Lane and Richard H. Lane.

No brief filed by appellees Janice L. Starke and Molly L. Rickmond.

Present: HASSELL, C.J., KEENAN, KOONTZ, LEMONS, GOODWYN, and MILLETTE, JJ., and RUSSELL, S.J.

OPINION BY Senior Justice CHARLES S. RUSSELL.

This is an appeal from a final order in a suit to construe a will. It presents questions concerning whether certain devises of real property created vested or contingent remainder interests and whether those future interests were subject to conditions precedent or conditions subsequent.

Facts and Proceedings

The facts are not in dispute. Willard W. Lane, Sr. (the testator), a resident of Surry...

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