Legal Opinion

Fishburne v. Sigwald

Supreme Court of South Carolina

Decided April 9, 1908No. 6850PublishedCited by 6 opinions

Before Watts, J., Charleston, Action by Sophia IT. M. Fishiburne against Catherine E. Sigwald. From order sustaining demurrer, plaintiff appeals. cite: 37 S* C., 255; 4 Dess., 459; MoM. Eq., 245; 3 Stro'b. Eq., 66; 3 Rich. Eq., 1'56; 10' Rich. Eq., 362; 13 S. C., 532'; 25 S. C., 293; 67 S. €., 134. cites: 66 S'. C., 158; 4 Kent., 229.

1Opinion of the Court

Tire opinion of the Court was delivered by

Mr. Justice Jones.

The plaintiff brought this action to recover of defendant the possession of the undivided one-half of a lot of land in -the city of Charleston, S. C. Upon demurrer for insufficiency, Judge Watts dismissed the complaint.

The question presented by the appeal from the order involves the construction of the following clause of the will of Sophia Frances Shephard Wilson: “Item 3. To my daughter, Helen Hunter, I devise my farm on Charleston Neck, that she may enjoy the rents, issues and profits derived therefrom for her support, and after…

2Cited by6 opinions

  1. Buist v. WaltonSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1916
  2. Black v. HarmanSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1923
  3. First Nat'l Bank of Holly Hill v. BennettSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1945
  4. Gist v. BrownSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1960
  5. Gist v. BrownSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1960

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