Legal Opinion

Neal v. Bleckley

Supreme Court of South Carolina

Decided March 17, 1898PublishedCited by 9 opinions

Before Gary, J., Anderson, May, 1897. Action by Mary L. Neal, Sarah V. Neal, and Elizabeth A. Neal, Cynthia O. Neal, and John B. Neal, the junior, by their guardian ad litem, Sarah C. Neal, against Sylvester Bleckley, J. J. Fretwell, and Elijah W. Brown, jr., Ralph W. Brown, and Samuel D. Brownlee, as executors of the last will and testament of Elijah W. Brown, deceased,, and John B. Neal, defendants, on following complaint: 1. That on the 17th -day of January, 1882, one A.…

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Before Gary, J., Anderson, May, 1897. Action by Mary L. Neal, Sarah V. Neal, and Elizabeth A. Neal, Cynthia O. Neal, and John B. Neal, the junior, by their guardian ad litem, Sarah C. Neal, against Sylvester Bleckley, J. J. Fretwell, and Elijah W. Brown, jr., Ralph W. Brown, and Samuel D. Brownlee, as executors of the last will and testament of Elijah W. Brown, deceased,, and John B. Neal, defendants, on following complaint: 1. That on the 17th -day of January, 1882, one A. M. Neal executed and delivered to the defendant, John B. Neal, his executors, administrators and assigns, as trustee for…

1Opinion of the Court

The opinion of the Court was delivered by

Mr. Justice Gary.

This action was commenced in February, 1895. John B. Neal did not answer. The case was heard by his Honor, Judge Gary, at the February, 1897, term of the Court, upon testimony which had been taken and reported by the master, and the decree herein was filed on the 21st of May, 1897. Pending the suit, the defendant, Sylvester Bleckley, died testate, ^nd by order of the Court his executors were substituted as defendants. In order to understand clearly the questions raised by the exceptions, it will be necessary to set out the complaint,…

2Cited by9 opinions

  1. Hall v. Windsor Savings BankSupreme Court of Vermont · 1923
  2. Coombs v. BarkerMontana Supreme Court · 1905
  3. Booth v. Security Mutual Life Insurance CompanyDistrict Court, D. New Jersey · 1957
  4. Blackett v. ZieglerSupreme Court of Iowa · 1910
  5. Epworth Orphanage v. LongSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1942

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