Collup v. Smith

Citations

• 89 Va. 258
• 15 S.E. 584
• 1892 Va. LEXIS 91

Syllabus

<p>1. Wills—Revocation by subsequent conveyance.—By his will, executed in 1872, testator devised his real estate equally to his wife and his three children, in fee. Having been annoyed with law suits by his son-in-law, he executed a deed in 1S87, conveying his real estate to a trustee, in fee, for the sole benefit of his wife.</p> <p>Held :</p> <p>The deed was a revocation of the will.</p> <p>2. Idem—Registry.—The deed, having been delivered in the grantor’s lifetime, was valid, though not recorded until after his death.</p>