Case Name: Hunter v. Haynes' Lessee
Court: Court of Appeals of Virginia
Jurisdiction: Virginia
Decision Date: 1792-04
Citations: 1 Wash. 71
Docket Number: 
Parties: Hunter v. Haynes’ Lessee.
Judges: 
Reporter: Virginia Reports
Volume: 1
Pages: 389–390

Head Matter:
Hunter v. Haynes’ Lessee.
April Term. 1792.
Wills — Entails — Statute Abolishing — Effect.— Devise in 1761 to A. for life, and after ber decease, to the testator’s nephew, and the heirs of her body lawfully begotten, forever; bul in case he die without such issue, then to T. H., the testator’s brother, in fee. — The nephew died in 1780, (after the law destroying intails,) under age, intestate, and without issue. A died in 1786. The remainder over cannot take effect, but the estate will descend to the heir at law of the first remainder-man.
See Carter v. Tyler, 1 Call 185; Timberlake v. Graves, 6 Munf. 174; 4 Va. Law Reg. 658.

Opinion:
This was an ejectment, brought in the District Court of Suffolk by the lessee of the appellees against the appellants.
The parties agreed the following case, to wit.
"That William Hunter, the former proprietor of the land in question, by his will dated in 1764, devised the same to Elizabeth, his widow, during her natural life; and after her decease to his nephew, Thomas Haynes, and the heirs of his body lawfully begotten for ever; but in case his said nephew should die without such issue, then to Thomas Hunter brother of the testator, and his heirs for ever."
"That the said Thomas Haynes died in June 1780, under age, intestate and without issue."
"That Elizabeth the widow died on the 14th December 1786."
*"That the defendants are the widow and children of the said Thomas Hunter, the last remainder-man."
"That the lessor of the plaintiff is the cousin of the whole blood, and heir at law to the said Thomas Haynes, the first remainder-man," and if &c.
The District Court gave judgment, upon this agreed case for the lessor of the plaintiff from which the defendants appealed to this Court.
The appellants being called, and not appearing the Court upon inspecting the record,
Affirmed the judgment.