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FEENEY v. FEENEY

Record Nos. 170031, 170032.

811 S.E.2d 830 (2018)

James E. FEENEY, IV v. Marjorie R. P. FEENEY, Individually and as Executor and Trustee of the Estate of James E. Feeney, Jr., et al. Sean Patrick Feeney v. Marjorie R. P. Feeney, Individually and as Executor and Trustee of the Estate of James E. Feeney, Jr., et al.

Supreme Court of Virginia.

April 12, 2018.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Stephen C. Price (McCandlish & Lillard, on briefs), Leesburg, for appellant in Record No. 170031.

John F. Rodgers (Redmon Peyton & Braswell, on brief), Alexandria, for appellee Marjorie R.P. Feeney in Record No. 170031.

No brief filed by appellee Sean Patrick Feeney.

Christine Mougin-Boal (The Laurel Brigade Law Group, on briefs), Leesburg, for appellant in Record No. 170032.

No brief filed by appellee James E. Feeney, IV in Record No. 170032.

PRESENT: All the Justices.

In these appeals, we construe a will's residuary clause to determine what estate it grants to the testator's wife. Additionally, we consider whether the appellants are entitled to their attorneys' fees under the doctrine of judicial instructions.

I. Background and Procedural History

James E....

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