Supreme Court of South Carolina, 1913

Dillard v. Dillard

Dillard v. Dillard
Supreme Court of South Carolina · Decided June 10, 1913 · No. 8574 · MR. JUSTICE HYDRICK.
78 S.E. 1037; 95 S.C. 86; 1913 S.C. LEXIS 237 (South Eastern Reporter)

Counsel

Messrs. McCullough, Martin Blythe , for appellants, cite: The surviving brother and sister cannot take under the doctrine of cross limitations; Moorman's Lim. of Estates 44, 45; 21 S.C. 513 ; 23 S.C. 224 ; 57 Am. St. R. 533; 67 L.R.A. 146; 72 S.C. 184 . Interest of deceased brother is not transmissible to his heirs at law: 16 Cyc. 309; 40 Cyc. 1660, 1683; Moorman's Lim. Estates 23; 87 S.C. 64 ; 23 S.C. 216 ; 26 S.C. 472 ; 25 S.C. 359 . Equitable conversion: 9 Cyc. 835, 837, 829. Messrs. Haynsworth Haynsworth, contra , cite: Purpose of testator must prevail: 19 S.C. 352 ; 4 S.C. 76 . Property converted into personalty: 23 S.C. 513 . Gift to class: Jarman on Wills 534; 14 Allen 528; 25 S.C. 358 ; 59 S.C. 4 ; 2 McCh. 256, 440; 3 Jarman 372; 13 East 526; 7 Rich. Eq. 100; 99 Mass. 191 .

Dillard v. Dillard

Opinion of the Court

June 10, 1913. The opinion of the Court was delivered by The decree of the Circuit Court is affirmed for the reasons therein stated.

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