McMillan v. McMillan
Supreme Court of South Carolina
Action by M. E. McMillan in her own right, and as administratrix of John A. McMillan, Susan J. Miller, T. H. McMillan et al. against M. J. McMillan. From judgment for defendant, plaintiffs appeal. cite: As to the kind of possession necessary to take the case out of the statute of frauds: McM. Eq., 318; 5 Rich. Eq., 181; 39 S. C., 559; 27 S. C., 348; 138 U. S., 587; 106 Ind., 282; 3 S. & R., A., 910; 22 Pa., 225; 1 Har.
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Action by M. E. McMillan in her own right, and as administratrix of John A. McMillan, Susan J. Miller, T. H. McMillan et al. against M. J. McMillan. From judgment for defendant, plaintiffs appeal. cite: As to the kind of possession necessary to take the case out of the statute of frauds: McM. Eq., 318; 5 Rich. Eq., 181; 39 S. C., 559; 27 S. C., 348; 138 U. S., 587; 106 Ind., 282; 3 S. & R., A., 910; 22 Pa., 225; 1 Har. D. R., 421; 6 Mich., 364; 71 Minn., 1; 26 Pd„ 375; 6 L. R. A. (N. S.), 813; 26 Mo., 63; 7 Ore., 322; 6 Watts, 464; 3 Pa., 24; 23 W. Va., 149; 66 111., 428; 84 Pac. R., 568; 1…
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the Court was delivered by
Mr. Justice Woods.
This action was brought against the defendant, Mrs. M. J. McMillan, by the plaintiffs, the widow and children of her deceased son, John A. McMillan, for specific performance of an alleged agreement to convey to John A. McMillan one-half interest in a tract of land containing 637 acres. On the testimony taken and reported by a referee, the Circuit Judge dismissed the complaint and the plaintiffs appeal.
This tract of land with two others, of 124 acres, and 10 acres, belonged to Thos. E. McMillan, the husband of defendant and father of…
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