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5 Munf. 457

Allen v. Parham

Supreme Court of Virginia

Decided March 6, 1817

Supreme Court of Virginia · decided 1817-03-06

THE controversy in this case arose upon the construction of the Wih's of Richmond Alien and William Allen of New-Kent County. It appeared that Richmond Allen and William Allen, being brothers, each made his Will in the month of July, 1807.

Decided 1817-03-06

¶1March 6th, 1817,

Judge Roane

¶2pronounced the following opinion of this Court.

¶3The Court perceives no error in the principles of the Decree : but there Is no division of the negroes decreed, although an account of their hires is. The Court, considering the Decree, however, as interlocutory, and that a division may be hereafter decreed, does »ot think proper to reverse the Decree for this, hut aihrms it.

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