Legal Opinion
Caughman v. Caughman
Supreme Court of South Carolina
Decided December 15, 1965No. 18438PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Brailsford, Justice.
In this equitable action, a sixty acre tract of land, about ten miles east of the City of Columbia, which was devised by the will of Lillian B. Caughman to her daughter, Charlotte W. Caughman, for her life and after her death to her children, with gift over in default of issue to the children of Ernest B. Caughman, a son of testatrix, has been sold for reinvestment by order of the court. The issues on this appeal are confined to attorney’s fees, and only a brief background statement is necessary.
The genesis of the action was the desire of the life tenant to convert…
2Cases cited6 opinions
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- Petition of CrumSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1941
- McIver v. ThompsonSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1921
- Jackson v. WaltersSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1965
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