Supreme Court of South Carolina, 1912

Jones v. Bellinger

Supreme Court of South Carolina · Decided March 12, 1912 · Watts

73 S.E. 1049; 91 S.C. 1; 1912 S.C. LEXIS 184 (South Eastern Reporter)

Counsel

Mr. W.H. Townsend , for appellants, cites: Rich. Eq. Cas. 220. Mr. G. Duncan Bellinger , for infant appellants, cites: Infant defendants are contingent remaindermen: 10 S.C. 372 , 376 . On the main question: 99 Ill. 11 ; 97 Md. 679 ; 54 S.C. 513 ; 2 S.C. 78 ; 21 S.C. 530 ; 69 S.C. 469 , 3 Metc. 155; 58 Ind. 101 ; 92 N.Y. 446 . Mr. James H. Hammond , contra, cites: Rich. Eq. Cas. 220; 74 Conn. 630 ; 76 Conn. 586 ; 47 Mo. 105 ; 4 Rich. 46; 52 S.C. 88 ; 85 S.C. 439 ; 29 Ala. 571 ; 4 Rich. Eq. 300; 1 At. R. 82; 172 U.S. 491 ; 35 S.C. 314 .

Opinion of the Court

The opinion of the Court was delivered by

Mr. Justice Watts.

This is an appeal from a decree of Judge Shipp confirming- in' a short order the report of H. E. O’Bannon, Esq., master for Barnwell county, made in the above case. The report of master should be printed in the case.

For the reasons set out by the master in his able report we think there was no. error in Judge Shi-pp’s decree confirming the same, and adopt it as. the decree and judgment of thé Count, under the authorities, quoted in said report and his conclusions.

The judgment of the Circuit Court is 'affirmed.

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