Bolling v. Bolling

Bolling v. Bolling (1780-1781) centered on a familial disagreement over inheritance that was referred from the Virginia General Court to arbitration before Benjamin Waller. The dispute involved the will of Edward Bolling and was brought by his brother Archibald Baldwin against another of his other brothers, Robert Bolling, who had probated the will and acted as executor. The notes incorporating the arguments in this case are important for their revealing insight into the operation of early American law in the courts and because the plaintiff and defendant were represented, respectively, by George Wythe and his pupil Thomas Jefferson.