Gaston v. Gaston
Supreme Court of South Carolina
Before Dantzler, J., Spartanburg, December, 1906. Action in- Probate Court of Spartanburg County by L. Gaston, admr. of estate of T. P. Gaston, against V. R. Gas-ton et al. From Circuit decree modifying probate judgment, defendants appeal.
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Before Dantzler, J., Spartanburg, December, 1906. Action in- Probate Court of Spartanburg County by L. Gaston, admr. of estate of T. P. Gaston, against V. R. Gas-ton et al. From Circuit decree modifying probate judgment, defendants appeal. Mr. Boggs cites: Plaintiff cam, no Mr. Carry cites: Probate Court had,'no jurisdiction to determine claims against estate Mary A. Gaston: 6-5 S’. C., 308; 30 S. C., 273; 29 S. C, 360; 49 S. C., 505. Question may be raised at any time: 12 Ency. R &. R, 125, 188; 54 S. C., 545; 25 S, C., 385, 416; 74 S’. C., 440'. What promise arrests statute: 2 Strob., 348.…
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the Court was delivered by
Mr. Justice Jones.
The original petition in this proceeding was filed in the probate court of Spartanburg County by L. Addie Gaston, as administratrix of the estate of T. P. Gaston, deceased, and in her own right, for tire sale of lands belonging to the said estate in aid of personal assets and for the distribution of the surplus according to the statute of distributions after payment of the costs of the action.
Thereafter, defendant,'M. A. Boggs, qualified before the court of probate of Spartanburg County as administrator of the estate of Mrs. Mary…
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