Brown v. McCall
Supreme Court of South Carolina
Before Townsend, J., Sumter, October, 1894. Action by G. W. Brown, B. F. Brown, and Julia A. Bracy, against Emily S. McCall and others. The circuit decree, omitting the statement of facts repeated in the opinion, was as follows: There is no contention about the interest that the Brown children took.
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Before Townsend, J., Sumter, October, 1894. Action by G. W. Brown, B. F. Brown, and Julia A. Bracy, against Emily S. McCall and others. The circuit decree, omitting the statement of facts repeated in the opinion, was as follows: There is no contention about the interest that the Brown children took. There is no doubt that they took contingent interests, and the life tenants having died, G. W. Brown, B. F. Brown, and the children of Jesse Brown, took among them under the deed, one-half of the trust interest. The only question of importance is, the character of the interests taken by the Berry…
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the court was delivered by
Mr.- Justice MoIver.
James R. Berry died many years since intestate, leaving an estate, both real and personal, amongst which was the tract of land, containing 450 acres, which is the subject matter of the present action. He left as his heirs at law and distributees his widow, Dorcas, and eight children, viz: Julia A., Emily S., William M., James J., Richard S., Theodore R., Matilda, and Yedora. Dorcas, the widow, subsequently intermarried with one Washington H. Brown. On the 29th of December, 1846, a bill was filed in the Court of Equity by the said…
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