Legal Opinion

Uzzell v. Horn

Supreme Court of South Carolina

Decided April 18, 1905PublishedCited by 12 opinions

Before Watts, J., Florence, Action by Eliza Uzzell et al. against J no. R. and Maggie Horn. From- judgment for plaintiffs, defendants appeal. cite: Error to order case to trial pending appeal from order overruling demurrer: 15 S. C., 10; Code of Proc., 356; Elliott v. Pollitser, 24 S. C.; Jordan v. Wilson, 70' S. C. Error to •admit record of deed: 22 S. C., 365. No evidence of title in plaintiff: 56 S- C., 263. Court cannot presume conveyance to plaintiffs: 1 Perry on…

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Before Watts, J., Florence, Action by Eliza Uzzell et al. against J no. R. and Maggie Horn. From- judgment for plaintiffs, defendants appeal. cite: Error to order case to trial pending appeal from order overruling demurrer: 15 S. C., 10; Code of Proc., 356; Elliott v. Pollitser, 24 S. C.; Jordan v. Wilson, 70' S. C. Error to •admit record of deed: 22 S. C., 365. No evidence of title in plaintiff: 56 S- C., 263. Court cannot presume conveyance to plaintiffs: 1 Perry on Trusts, secs. 354, 355. Mr. McNeill cites As to- admission of record of deed: 1 Green. Ev., 671, 674; 43 S. C., 350; 49 S. C.,…

1Opinion of the Court

The opinion of the Court was delivered by

Mr. Chief Justice Pope.

This is an action to’ recover real estate. The plaintiffs in their complaint allege that Robert Peel, Sr., was seized and possessed of a tract of land containing ninety-five acres, situate in Florence County, but that by the deed of conveyance to him it was subject to the following trusts: first, for the benefit of Robert Peel, Jr., for and during his natural life; after his death, for his wife, Martha W. Peel, for and during her natural life; and at the death of the two, the same was to vest in such child or children as were…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. State v. JohnsonSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1898
  2. Coskery v. WoodSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1898
  3. State v. CrockerSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1897
  4. Rice v. BambergSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1904
  5. Norwood v. GreggSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1903

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3Cited by12 opinions

  1. Sample v. Gulf Refining Co.Supreme Court of South Carolina · 1937
  2. Rylee v. Marett, SheriffSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1922
  3. Highland Park Mfg. Co. v. SteeleCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1916
  4. MacEdonia Baptist Church v. City of ColumbiaSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1940
  5. Herndon v. Southern Railway Co.Supreme Court of South Carolina · 1921

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