· 11/11/1958
Cuppett v. Neilly
Citations
- 105 S.E.2d 548
- 143 W. Va. 845
- 1958 W. Va. LEXIS 58
How courts have described this case
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- construing devise of \home\ to include not only the dwelling house but the entire residential estate and all appurtenances customarily enjoyed by the owner during his lifetime which tend to make a home a convenient and agreeable place of abode
- devise of home “with all the furniture and contents including linens and silverware” included jewelry in the home, where, unlike here, will did not contain other specific provisions referencing jewelry and indicating decedent’s intent that jewelry was not considered as contents of home
- the only West Virginia case on point
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Judges: Haymond
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