Williams v. Philadelphia Life Ins. Co.
Supreme Court of South Carolina
Before Bowman, J., Lancaster, March, 1916. Action by H. T. Williams, administrator of the estate of Margaret E. Williams, against the Philadelphia Life Insurance Company and others. From an order sustaining demurrer to the complaint, plaintiff appeals.
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Before Bowman, J., Lancaster, March, 1916. Action by H. T. Williams, administrator of the estate of Margaret E. Williams, against the Philadelphia Life Insurance Company and others. From an order sustaining demurrer to the complaint, plaintiff appeals. Complaint referred to, and in the opinion held to state a cause of action, is as follows: 1. That Margaret E. Williams, who was the wife of plaintiff, H. -T. Williams, died intestate on the - day of April, 1911, and that the plaintiff was thereafter, by the probate Court for York county, appointed as administrator of the estate of said Margaret…
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the Court was delivered by
Mr. Chirr Justice; Gary.
This is an appeal from an order sustaining a demurrer to the complaint, on the ground that it does not state facts sufficient to constitute a cause of action—
“In that it does not allege any contract, between Philadelphia Eife Insurance Company and plaintiff’s intestate, and in that it does not allege the breach, by the defendants, of any duty owing by defendants, to plaintiff or plaintiff’s intestate, or the neglect of any such duty.”
1 The complaint (which will be reported) contains allegations appropriate to two causes of…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- Cartin v. South Bound RailroadSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1895
- Blakeley v. BradleySupreme Court of South Carolina · 1914
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