Supreme Court of South Carolina, 1925

Baxter v. Early

Supreme Court of South Carolina · Decided April 24, 1925 · Fraser, Cothran, Watts, Marion, Chiee, Gary

127 S.E. 607; 131 S.C. 374; 1925 S.C. LEXIS 150 (South Eastern Reporter)

Counsel

Messrs. Brantley Zeigler , for appellant, cite: 1 Strob. Eq., 344; 3 Rich. Eq., 559; 4 Rich. Eq., 421; 16 S.C. 290 ; 23 S.C. 42 ; 28 S.C. 486 . Mr. J. Wesley Crum , for respondent, cites: 52 S.C. 554 ; 69 S.C. 292 ; 1 Rich. Eq., 404; 96 S.E., 615 .

Dissenting Opinion

Mr. Justice Cothran,

(dissenting) : In my opinion Maude Baxter took under the will only a life estate with ■remainder as declared in the fifth paragraph. See authorities cited by me in Strother v. Folk, 123 S. C., 127; 115 S. E., 605.

Opinion of the Court

The opinion of the Court was delivered by

Mr Justice Fraser.

The decree of Judge Featherstone is satisfactory to this Court, and is affirmed for the reasons therein stated.

Mr. Justice Watts concurs. Mr. Justice Marion concurs in result. • Mr. Chiee Justice Gary did not participate.

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