Legal Opinion

Thomason v. Hellams

Supreme Court of South Carolina

Decided April 17, 1958No. 17417PublishedCited by 4 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Stukes, Chief Justice.

This case relates to the will of J. H. Hellams, late of Laurens County. The items of it in question are the third and fourth, which follow:

Item 3 : I will, devise and bequeath unto my beloved wife, the said Lillie N. Hellams, for and during the terms of her natural life, all of my real estate; unless it becomes necessary for her support and comfort, in which case, and she to be sole judge of the necessity, she has full power to sell any part or the entire real estate holdings without the order of any court and is hereby empowered to execute good fee simple title to the…

2Cases cited13 opinions

  1. Heller v. ShapiroWisconsin Supreme Court · 1932
  2. Rogers v. ROGERSSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1952
  3. Colburn v. BurlingameCalifornia Supreme Court · 1923
  4. SHEVLIN v. Colony Lutheran ChurchSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1955
  5. Dye v. Beaver Creek ChurchSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1897

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3Cited by4 opinions

  1. Blackmon Ex Rel. Will & Estate of Blackmon v. WeaverCourt of Appeals of South Carolina · 2005
  2. Burnett v. United StatesDistrict Court, D. South Carolina · 1970
  3. Blackmon Ex Rel. Will & Estate of Blackmon v. WeaverCourt of Appeals of South Carolina · 2005
  4. Blackmon Ex Rel. Will & Estate of Blackmon v. WeaverCourt of Appeals of South Carolina · 2005

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