Supreme Court of South Carolina, 1936

Evans v. Adams

Supreme Court of South Carolina · Decided April 8, 1936 · No. 14277 · Bonham, Ci-Iiee, Stabler, Messrs, Carter, Baker, Fishburne

185 S.E. 57; 180 S.C. 214; 1936 S.C. LEXIS 109 (South Eastern Reporter)

Counsel

Messrs. Gregory Gregory and A.M. Sapp , for appellant, cite: Intention of testator to govern construction of will: 113 S.C. 532 ; 101 S.E., 852 ; 113 S.C. 416 ; 102 S.E., 715 ; 69 C.J., 77, 102, 129, 547; 28 R.C.L., 246; 140 S.E., 596 . Messrs. W.P. Robinson and Charles B. Elliott , for respondents, cite: Construction of will: 26 S.C. 450 ; 113 S.C. 416 ; 142 S.C. 239 ; 140 S.E., 596 ; 65 S.C. 390 ; 43 S.E., 878 ; 161 S.C. 235 ; 159 S.E., 546 ; 1 Rich. Eq., 400; 44 Am. Dec., 229; 69 C.J., 77; 177 S.C. 231 ; 181 S.E., 6 ; 23 R.C.L., 491.

Opinion of the Court

The opinion of the Court was delivered by

Mr. Justice Bonham.

The able and well-stated decree of Judge Gaston, who heard this case on Circuit, makes ft unnecessary for this Court to do more than adopt the circuit decree as the judgment of this Court. Let it be reported.

Judgment affirmed.

Mr. Ci-iiee Justice Stabler and Messrs. Justices Carter, Baker and FishburnE concur.

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