Williams v. Jones
Supreme Court of South Carolina
Before Klugh, J., Williamsburg, July, 1905. Action by A. H. Williams, assignee in ’bankruptcy of A. H. Brown, against Ella F. Jones, Evelyn M. Brown and B. Wallace Jones.
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Before Klugh, J., Williamsburg, July, 1905. Action by A. H. Williams, assignee in ’bankruptcy of A. H. Brown, against Ella F. Jones, Evelyn M. Brown and B. Wallace Jones. The Circuit decree, excepting the formal part, is: “William Brown died about the year 1850, leaving a last will, which was duly admitted to- probate, by which he devised the tract of land described in the complaint to his son, William' J. Brown, for his life, with remainder to the children of said W. J. Brown; the said W. J. Brown took possession of said land and held it until 1859, when he conveyed it by deed in fee simple…
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the Court was delivered by
Mr. Chief Justice Pope.
This action was commenced on the 13th of October, 1903, by A. A. Brown, plaintiff, against Ella E. Jones and Evelyn M. Brown, defendants. The plaintiff went into' bankruptcy, and A. H. Williams, as his assignee in bankruptcy, was substituted as plaintiff, and at the instance of Ella E. Jones, B. Wallace Jones was made a defendant. The object of the action was the partition of 400 acres of land amongst the plaintiff A. A. Brown and ihe defendants, according to their respective rights therein. The following are the pleadings:
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