In Re Estate of Mayo
Supreme Court of South Carolina
Before Gage, J., Florence, July, 1900. Motion by the Northeastern Railroad Co. in the estate of James M. Mayo to revoke letters of administration granted to J. W. McCown, based on the following petition in the probate court: “The Northeastern Railroad Company, petitioner herein, respectfully shows to this Court: “I. That your petitioner is a railroad corporation, duly organized under the laws of the State of South Carolina, carrying on the business of a common carrier on its…
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Before Gage, J., Florence, July, 1900. Motion by the Northeastern Railroad Co. in the estate of James M. Mayo to revoke letters of administration granted to J. W. McCown, based on the following petition in the probate court: “The Northeastern Railroad Company, petitioner herein, respectfully shows to this Court: “I. That your petitioner is a railroad corporation, duly organized under the laws of the State of South Carolina, carrying on the business of a common carrier on its line of road in this State. “II. That heretofore, on the 24th day of November, 1897, J. W. McCown filed his petition in…
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the Court was delivered by
Mr. Justice Jones.
This is an appeal from the judgment of the Circuit Court, affirming- the judgment of the probate court of Florence County, which refused to revoke letters of administration granted to J. W. McCown, as administrator of James M. Mayo, deceased. James M. Mayo died intestate in Florence County, S. C., on the 12th day of June, 1897. Letters of administration on the estate of Mayo was granted to McCown by the probate court of Florence County, on the 16th day of December, 1897. The administrator commenced an action against the Northeastern…
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