Rembert v. Evans
Supreme Court of South Carolina
Before DeVore, J., Richland, June, 1910. Action by George R. Rembert against W. Boyd Evans. From Circuit decree, defendant appeals. cites: As to construction of heirs of the body: 24 S. C., 314; 67 S'. C., 308; 65 S'. C., 354; 1 Rich. Eq., 404; 52 -S. C., 554; 1 Stro-b. Eq., 404; 48 S. C., 440; 3 Rich. Eq., 559; 16 S. C., 290; 2 Strob.
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Before DeVore, J., Richland, June, 1910. Action by George R. Rembert against W. Boyd Evans. From Circuit decree, defendant appeals. cites: As to construction of heirs of the body: 24 S. C., 314; 67 S'. C., 308; 65 S'. C., 354; 1 Rich. Eq., 404; 52 -S. C., 554; 1 Stro-b. Eq., 404; 48 S. C., 440; 3 Rich. Eq., 559; 16 S. C., 290; 2 Strob. Eq., 190. cite: Fee was in trustee: Lewinon- Trusts, 249-51; 29 S. C., 136; 31 S. C., 13. The wives of trustees did not take a fee conditional: 6 Rich. Eq., 9; 1 Curtis, 428; 30 S. C., 144; 30 S. C., 130; 42 S. C„ 342; 65 S. C., 345. Revert not used here in…
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the Court was delivered by
Mr. Justice Woods.
In this action for specific performance the defendant admits his contract to purchase the land described in the complaint, but denies that the plaintiff can make a good title. The issue thus made depends upon the construction of a deed of trust made by Jesse DeBruhl to Samuel Fair and J. Foster Marshall, on January 7, 1853. The consideration of the deed was love and affection of the grantor for his daughters, Mary D. Fair, wife of Samuel Fair, and Elizabeth A. Marshall, wife of J. Foster Marshall. The trust was thus declared in the…
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