Shaw v. Erwin
Supreme Court of South Carolina
Before Izlar, J., Abbeville, January, 1893. Action by James H. and Thomas O. Shaw, children of Richard P. Shaw, deceased, against Margaret and W. A. Erwin, to recover two tracts of laud claimed by plaintiffs under the will of their grand-father, James H. Shaw, who died in February, 1866.
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the court was delivered by
Mr. Chiee Justice McIver.
In this action the plaintiffs seek to recover possession of two tracts of laud, which, for convenience, may be designated as the Saluda tract and the Turkey Creek land. The plaintiffs base their claim entirely upon the will of their grand-father, the late James H. Shaw, and undertake to set out in their complaint those portions of the will under which they claim, making, however, the will, which accompanies the complaint as an exhibit, a part of their complaint. Those clauses upon which they rely, as taken from the will, which…
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