Browne v. Turberville
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Browne v. Turberville, Call Vol. II 329 (1800),[1] was a case involving the distribution of an intestate estate.
Background
In 1796, George Waugh who had reached the age of maturity, died without a will and was unmarried. Prior to his death, Waugh obtained property from both his deceased father and his deceased, unmarried brother. The issue before the court was how the remainder of Waugh's estate should be distributed to his surviving relatives.
The Court's Decision
Chancellor Wythe determined that estate should be divided into two moieties. One to Waugh’s mother’s side and the other to his father’s. The Court of Appeals affirmed.
See also
References
- ↑ Daniel Call, Reports of Cases Argued and Adjudged in the Court of Appeals of Virginia, 3rd ed., ed. Lucian Minor (Richmond: A. Morris, 1854), 329.
