Legal Opinion

Parrott v. Barrett

Supreme Court of South Carolina

Decided September 7, 1908No. 7007PublishedCited by 7 opinions

Before Memminger, J., Sumter, July, 1907. Action by Nettie F. Parrott et al. against George McD. Barrett et al. From- circuit decree all parties appeal except defendants, T'hos. M. Dent and- Margaret A. Phillips.

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Before Memminger, J., Sumter, July, 1907. Action by Nettie F. Parrott et al. against George McD. Barrett et al. From- circuit decree all parties appeal except defendants, T'hos. M. Dent and- Margaret A. Phillips. Mr. Stuckey cites: Party in interest may make secured bids: 75 S. C., 378; 76 S.C., 499; 10- Rich, Eq., 323. Tenant having dealt with a part of common property as his own should have this assigned him: 33 S. C., 404; 35 S. C., 61; 39 S. C., 450 ; 43 S. C., 38; 73 S. C., 35. cite: The doctrine in Moore v. Williamson, io Rich. Bq., 32Z, was not overruled by, but acknowledged in, 75 S,…

1Opinion of the Court

The opinion of the Court was delivered by

Mr. Justice Jones.

This is an action for the partition of a tract of 889 acres of land in Eee county, formerly belonging to James Rembert, who died in 1858, devising the same to his daughter, Jane Barrett, for life, and at her 'death “to the heirs of her body, who may be living at the time of her death, share and share alike, to them and their heirs forever.” Jane Barrett, the life tenant, died in 1901. In 1874 she and her children, Charles, Elizabeth, George, Caleb, Samuel, Albertus and Martha, made among themselves a partition of said land, in…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Aldrich v. AldrichSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1906
  2. Parrott v. BarrettSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1904
  3. Allen v. AllenSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1907
  4. Bowen v. TrueSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1908

3Cited by7 opinions

  1. Williamson Investment Co. v. WilliamsonWashington Supreme Court · 1917
  2. Bradley, State Bank Examiner v. GuessSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1932
  3. Ralph v. Southern Railway Co.Supreme Court of South Carolina · 1931
  4. Wilson v. McGuireCourt of Appeals of South Carolina · 1995
  5. Ayer v. HughesSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1910

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