Legal Opinion

Strickland v. Chaplin

Supreme Court of South Carolina

Decided February 16, 1942No. 15375PublishedCited by 3 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

The opinion óf the Coúrt was delivered by

Mr. Associate Justice Stukes.

I think that under our Code and-previous decisions this action, although it be deemed mainly to marshal the assets of the decedent, could not be prosecuted against the administrators within the administration year. Section 418, Code of 1932, originally an Act of 1789. The pertinent decisions can be found in 15 West’s S. C. and S. E. Digest, Executqrs and Administrators,, Key 437, Page 814 et seg.

'Furthermore,, the appellant in her brief twice says that she is not proceeding against assets in the hands of the administrators,…

2Cited by3 opinions

  1. South Carolina Department of Mental Health v. Glass ex rel. Estate of GlassSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1977
  2. J. F. Floyd Mortuary, Inc. v. NewmanSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1952
  3. South Carolina Department of Mental Health v. Glass ex rel. Estate of GlassSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1977

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