Charleston & Western Car. Ry. Co. v. Reynolds
Supreme Court of South Carolina
Before Jos. A. McCullough, special Judge, Greenwood, June, 1903. Action by Charleston and Western Carolina Railway Co. against J. B. Reynolds et al.
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Before Jos. A. McCullough, special Judge, Greenwood, June, 1903. Action by Charleston and Western Carolina Railway Co. against J. B. Reynolds et al. The report of Master Moore, omitting statement of issues, is as follows : “In this case, as I see it, there are two main questions: “First — Are the defendants entitled to compensation? “Second — If so, are they entitled to recover under statutory proceedings? “There are many questions of fact to be settled before answering these questions. “From the testimony I find the following facts: In 1882 and up to the time of his death, Bennett Reynolds…
1Opinion of the Court
July 30, 1904. The opinion of the Court was delivered by The defendants, except T.C. Turner as clerk, under a claim based upon the third clause of the last will and testament of Bennett Reynolds, the elder, to the McGhee tract of land, containing 264 acres, through which the track and road-bed of the Charleston and Western Carolina Railway Company was located, after the death of B.F. Reynolds, which occurred in the month of May, 1901, who by said third clause of the last will and testament of Bennett Reynolds, the elder, was given a life estate in said lands, presented their petition in the…
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