Estate of O'Neill v. Tobias

Lewis, Justice.

This appeal arises out of a contest over the probate of the will of L. Arthur O’Neill, Jr., deceased. We held in a prior appeal that Sumter County, South Carolina, was the proper jurisdiction for the administration of his estate. O’Neill’s Estate v. Tuomey Hospital, 254 S. C. 578, 176 S. E. (2d) 527.

The testator died on May 25, 1968, leaving a will dated September 27, 1917, under which his estate of approximately one million dollars was left largely for charitable purposes. The will was executed shortly before his entry into active duty in the United States Navy on October 29,…