Howdy all,
I've come across some Richmond  cases in Circuit Court and Chancery Court
in which one group of heirs is listed as "plaintiff" and another group as
"defendants".  But in these instances, I would be surprised if there was
animosity between the parties.  For example, the widow and adult offspring
of the deceased on one side with the minor children of those adult
offspring on the other. In some instances, the gist seems to be about
certificates of deposit for amounts due; in other instances, the only
information I could glean was that the case was stricken from the docket.

My guess is that such cases involved a required legal maneuver to register
certain things with the court, particularly when the interest of minors who
had some stake in an estate was concerned.  But that is just a guess -- so
I'm hoping someone on this list might know more about such cases and be
able to confirm my guess, or to tell me how wrong I am by explaining what
is going on in such cases between seemingly "amicable" parties.

Thanks so much,
Lois

Lois Leveen, Ph.D.
she/her/hers
Virginia Humanities Fellow
Library of Virginia
800 East Broad Street
Richmond, VA 23219

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