Warwick v. Warwick

Citations

• 86 Va. 596
• 6 L.R.A. 775
• 10 S.E. 843
• 1890 Va. LEXIS 17

Syllabus

<p>1. Wills—Mode of execution—Signature.—Code 1887, sec. 2514, provides that “no -will shall be valid unless it be in writing and signed by the testator or by some other person in his presence, and by his direction, in such manner as to make it manifest that the name is intended to be as a signature.”</p> <p>2. Idem—Case at bar.—A will wholly in testator’s handwriting, beginning: “ I, A. W., of the county of II., declare this to be my last will and testament,” but nowhere else containing testator’s name, was inclosed in a sealed envelope on which was written in testator’s handwriting, “My Will—A. W.”: held, not signed by testator.</p>