Sawyer v. Mabus
Supreme Court of South Carolina
Before Moore, J., Lexington, Actions by Henry M. Sawyer, as administrator of the estate of Paul Mabus, deceased, against Mrs. Sallie Mabus and the First National Bank of Batesburg, and against Mrs. Sallie Mabus and the Citizens Bank of Batesburg. From judgments for plaintiff, defendants appeal.
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Before Moore, J., Lexington, Actions by Henry M. Sawyer, as administrator of the estate of Paul Mabus, deceased, against Mrs. Sallie Mabus and the First National Bank of Batesburg, and against Mrs. Sallie Mabus and the Citizens Bank of Batesburg. From judgments for plaintiff, defendants appeal. The following decree was entered by the Circuit Court: This is.an action by the plaintiff, who is the administrator of Paul Mabus, deceased, seeking the recovery of certain moneys in the hands of the defendant bank and held by it on deposit under an interest-bearing certificate, such moneys being…
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the Court was delivered by
Mr. Justice Gage.
Let the opinion of the Circuit Court be reported.
One determinative issue in the case, so made by the testimony and the judgment below, is this: Do the certificates of deposit mean what they declare, or was it Paul Mabus’ intention that Sallie should only have the money evidenced by them at his death? Six witnesses testified that Paul plainly declared to them before his death that his intention was that Sallie should have the money at his death if she survived him. There was no objection before the referee or before the Circuit Court to…
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