Supreme Court of South Carolina, 1909

Shute v. Shute

Shute v. Shute
Supreme Court of South Carolina · Decided April 9, 1909 · Woods
64 S.E. 145; 82 S.C. 264; 1909 S.C. LEXIS 30 (South Eastern Reporter)

Counsel

Mr. J. Harry Foster, for appellant , cites: Evidence tending to change the deed to a will incompetent: 42 S.C. 66 ; 27 S.C. 380 ; 20 S.C. 57 ; 40 S.C. 145 . Parol evidence not admissible to show delivery of deed: 40 S.C. 328 ; 32 S.C. 400 ; McKilvey on Ev., 172; 43 N.Y., 279 ; 16 S.C. 843 ; 79 S.C. 154 ; 15 L.R.A. (N.S.), 589; Elliott on Ev., sec. 674; 16 S.E., 843 ; 37 S.C. 417 ; 43 S.C. 726 ; 50 S.C. 986 ; 12 Ency., 421; Whar. on Ev., sec. 511; 70 Am. St. R., 918; 36 S.C. 485 ; 19 S.C. 68 ; 37 S.C. 429 ; 38 S.C. 212 ; 74 S.C. 102 ; 63 S.C. 572 . Presumption from record of deed: 19 S.C. 211 ; 52 S.C. 474 ; 9 Rich. Eq., 203. Estoppel: Big. on Estp., 453, 434; 13 S.C. 375 . Laches: 52 S.C. 368 ; 12 Ency., 545; 52 S.C. 252 ; 68 S.C. 36 ; 26 S.C. 186 . Delivery of deed: 90 Am. St. R., 164; 154 Ill., 199 ; 61 Am. St. R., 176; 96 Am. St. R., 312; 90 Am. St. R., 22; 61 Am. St. R., 915; 79 Am. St. R., 683; 73 Am. St. R., 452; 53 Am. St. R., 536; 65 Am. St. R., 296; 44 S.C. 372 ; 23 S.C. 91 ; 19 S.C. 215 ; Martindale on Conveyancing, secs. 205, 197, 222; 67 Am. Dec., 270; 50 Am. St. R., 188; 30 Am. Dec. 75; 55 Am. R., 399; 50 Am. St. R., 512; 33 Am. Dec., 688; 82 Am. St. R., 478; 61 Am. St. R., 132; 109 Am. St. R., 311; 20 Am. St. R., 189; 75 Am. St. R., 478; 57 N.E., 548; 33 Am. R., 172; 2 Am. R., 72. Mr. R.B. Allison , contra, cites: Statute of Limitations not applicable; 77 S.C. 129 ; 35 S.C. 610 .

Shute v. Shute

Opinion of the Court

The opinion of the Court was delivered by

Mr. Justice Woods.

After careful consideration of the record, this Court is of the opinion that the reasoning of the *268 Circuit Court well supports the conclusions stated in the decree.

The judgment of this Court is, that the judgment of the Circuit Court be affirmed.

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