Wallace v. Minor

Citations

• 86 Va. 550
• 10 S.E. 423
• 1889 Va. LEXIS 70

Syllabus

<p>1. Wills—Construction—Contingent remainders.—Testator devises his estate “for the use, benefit, and behoof of my daughter * * * during her natural life, and for the use of the heirs of my said daughter after the death of my said daughter”: held, those who at the daughter’s death are her heirs, will take a contingent remainder under the will, which ■will vest at the daughter’s death.</p> <p>2.. Idem—Word “heir”—Technical words.—The word “heir” has a well-known technical meaning. Technical words are prima fade to be taken in their legal sense, unless from the contents of the will it plainly appears that testator intended to use them in a different sense.</p>